Broome County confirms the first H1N1 related death.

The Health Department also announced new steps to vaccinate more people against this flu.

Action News Reporter Leigh Dana joins us from the newsroom.

Broome County is reporting that an adult passed away due to the H1N1 flu virus.

The health department is not releasing a name or age of the person.

It does report the person was in one of the high risk categories.

Now, the county is working to reduce the spread of the virus.

It started vaccinating against H1N1 flu more than a week ago.

It has also held clinics in 2 school districts, Harpursville and Deposit.

640 doses of H1N1 vaccine were administered between schools.

Broome County Health Department says vaccinating children is the best way to prevent the virus from spreading.

It expects to see the number of cases continue to climb over the next 9 weeks.

Broome County has received 10,000 doses of the vaccine since it started being distributed in September.

"But it is a slow process. We continue to ask the public to be patient about contacting their providers and waiting for the vaccine to come in," says Claudia Edwards with the Broome County Health Department.

Broome County will hold another H1N1 flu clinic for pregnant women on Monday.

The Centers for Disease Control lists pregnant women among the high risk groups.

It's first come, first serve from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Broome County Health Department..

The department has recorded 400 cases of H1N1 in October, alone.

It advises anyone with flu-like symptoms to weather the illness at home.

In the newsroom, Leigh Dana, WBNG TV Action News.