[Photo is courtesy of Broussard's Mortuary]

A 5-year-old Nederland boy has become the first confirmed fatality victim of the H1N1 virus in Southeast Texas.

According to the family, Colten Paul Davis died Monday, October 26 at a Houston Hospital. However, the press release from the Beaumont Health Department reported the death to have occurred on Tuesday.

Beaumont Health Department officials say the boy passed away after fighting the H1N1 virus and additional complications for about a month.

On Tuesday afternoon 12 News spoke to the family off-camera. Family members say despite what the Beaumont Health Department is reporting, the swine flu did not kill him. Family members say the 5-year-old died from sub-influenza Type A and complications from pneumonia.

The boy will be buried in Jasper at Magnolia Cemetery. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Broussard's Funeral Home in Nederland. a 2 p.m. service will also be held at Holly Springs Baptist Church in Jasper.

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, since October 17, 95 people have died from H1N1.

Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals reports 24 deaths since October 23.

More than a 1000 people have died nationwide.

Health officials are urging parents to fight the infection with precautions like hand washing, sanitation, coughing into your arm and just staying at home if you're sick.

The grieving parents have set up a benefit account to help with expenses at the First National Bank of Jasper, where the family lived before moving to Nederland.

Check out this link for some helpful tips: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/

Here is the official press release from the Beaumont Health Department released on Tuesday, October 27, 2009:

The Beaumont Health Department confirmed today that a 5-year-old Jefferson County child has died of complications from the H1N1 virus. The child died Tuesday afternoon in a Houston hospital after being ill for about a month. This is the first reported death of a county resident from H1N1.

"We are saddened to learn about the death of this young child," said Ingrid Holmes, Public Health Director for the City of Beaumont. "Most people who have gotten this strain of flu have had only mild symptoms, but it is our sincere hope that every family is taking precautions against both seasonal and H1N1 flu, so that we can keep infections to a bare minimum this season."

The manufacturer of the H1N1 vaccine, in cooperation with the state of Texas, determines the timing and number of vaccines released to each city's health department, based on the production speed of the drug and the population of the respective cities, Holmes said. The city's health department has received a negligible number of H1N1 vaccines to-date, and has a plan in place to administer doses according to patient risk levels once the vaccine arrives in sufficient amounts.

"Once we receive enough vaccines, the city is ready to distribute them," said Holmes. "In the meantime, if you or your child show symptoms of H1N1, such as fever, cough, sore throat, aches or other symptoms, it is important that you seek medical attention as soon as possible."

For more information on seasonal and H1N1 flu, visit the Texas Department of State Health Services at http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/txflu/default.shtm.

Health officials are urging parents to fight the infection with precautions like hand washing, sanitation, coughing into your arm and just staying at home if you're sick.

The grieving parents have set up a benefit account to help with expenses at the First National Bank of Jasper, where the family lived before moving to Nederland.

The boy will be buried in Jasper at Magnolia Cemetery.

Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Broussard's Funeral Home in Nederland. And a 2 p.m. service will also be held at Holly Springs Baptist Church in Jasper.