The Licking County Health Department is confirming its first H1N1 related death.

Health Commisisoner, Joe Ebel, says a 53-year-old Newark man was hospitalized at OSU Medical Center and died back on October 21st.

He says the health department just got lab confirmation yesterday from the Ohio Department of Health.

"I haven't seen the death certificate to know exactly if the H1N1 was a contributing factor or the primary cause of death, " says Ebel.

Ebel says...