MORGANTOWN -- A state health department official has confirmed that a patient at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown has died while being treated for the H1N1 swine flu.

The patient was transported to Morgantown from St. Joseph's Hospital in Buckhannon.

A hospital spokeswoman confirmed that the patient was an adult woman who had tested positive for the H1N1 virus.

The person's identity has not been released.

The cause of death has not been determined yet.

As of Monday, Ruby Memorial had 13 patients being treated for the swine flu, four children and five adults with confirmed cases of the virus, and four others who were awaiting test results, officials said.