A resident of Chicago in the U.S. state of Illinois died of A/H1N1 flu, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported on Monday.

A spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed that the person was from Chicago and died over the weekend, but she refused to say on what day the person died, or the gender and age of the victim, citing confidentiality and the wishes of the family.

The victim had underlying medical conditions but the IDPH spokeswoman said that she did not know what those conditions were.

IDPH officials have been in contact with close family members of the person who died, and the IDPH would be following up.

According to reports, it was the 12th confirmed death from the illness in the United States. There have been 896 confirmed cases of A/H1N1 flu in Illinois, most of a mild nature.

(Xinhua News Agency May 26, 2009)