Update: 8-Year-Old Las Cruces Girl Did Not Die Of H1N1

The New Mexico Health Department said Wednesday afternoon that an 8-year-old Las Cruces girl did not die of H1N1.

Both officials from Las Cruces Public Schools and the New Mexico health department had sent home a letter to parents, warning them about the dangers of flu season.

The Las Cruces Sun-News had reported that the Office of the Medical Investigator confirmed Tuesday afternoon that McCann’s cause of death was influenza. According to the New Mexico Health Department, the cause of Savannah McCann’s has not been determined..”