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Two Lowell siblings who traveled to Mexico have tested positive for swine flu, marking the disease's first confirmed case in Massachusetts. The boys, ages 8 and 10, have not been to school since returning from Mexico, so it is not likely the virus has spread from them to classmates. Deval Patrick will give a press conference on the matter later this morning.

The CDC reports that the first death resulting from swine flu has occurred in the US. The victim, a 23-month-old child, died in Houston, where he was taken for treatment from Brownsville, a border town. Update: The child is said to have been from Mexico and only visiting the States.

Bostonist headed over to the Department of Public Health earlier today and found out a thing or two about swine flu. There are still no reported cases of the disease in Massachusetts; the CDC has announced 40 laboratory confirmed cases in the U.S. The DPH has received about two dozen reports of diseases with epidemiology matching that of swine flu. Most of these cases have tested negative, but the department is still investigating some reports.