US deaths hit double-digits

SALT LAKE CITY: Marcos Antonio Sanchez went from being an outgoing 21-year-old to Utah's first swine flu fatality in less than a week.

Last week, Sanchez enjoyed swimming and lived with his girlfriend. Then on Saturday, he checked into a hospital, vomiting blood and burning with fever. His lungs shut down on Tuesday.

The next day, his mother made the agonizing decision to take her son off life-support, pushing the nation's death toll to 10 people.