Associated Press - August 8, 2009 11:55 AM ET
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say the swine flu's latest New York victim is a 27-year-old police officer.
The NYPD says Ryan Johnson died Friday after battling the respiratory illness for nearly two months.
Johnson lived in Brookhaven, N.Y., on Long Island. He suffered from asthma, but had been healthy enough to work on the force for five years. He served at a precinct in Brooklyn.
Suffolk County health officials say Johnson was hospitalized June 17. Anti-viral medication failed to save his life.
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says Johnson "fought valiantly over many weeks, often expressing his desire to return to the job."
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