BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. (AP) - Two people have become Long Island's first victims to die of swine flu.

Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. Humayun Chaudhry (Hoo-my-YOON CHAW-dree) announced Monday that two Brookhaven residents died last week.

Chaudhry says a man between the ages of 35 and 45 who had a serious underlying condition was hospitalized for pneumonia and other problems about two weeks ago. He died June 10.

A woman between the ages of 55 and 65 who had several underlying conditions died June 9. She became ill on June 6, then visited her doctor two days later and got a medicine prescription. She said she was feeling better the following day, but within hours she was dead.

At least 16 New York City residents have been killed by the virus. In Westchester County, at least one woman with the virus has died.

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