Category: swine flu fatalities

26 year old dies of Swine flu in Scotland

August 9, 2009 by srrpenna

A 26-year-old man has become the fifth person in Scotland to die after contracting Swine Flu.

The patient, who died in Glasgow's Victoria Infirmary, had significant underlying health problems, a Scottish government spokesman said.

From Press Association

Thirty first death related to swine flu in West Midlands region

July 22, 2009 by srrpenna

A person from the West Midlands has died after contracting swine flu, the NHS has said.

The death of the person, who had tested positive for the H1N1 virus, was being investigated, NHS Walsall said.

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Global swine flu related fatalities more than seven hundred according to World Health Organisation

July 21, 2009 by srrpenna

The worldwide death toll from swine flu has doubled in the past month, reaching over 700 since the start of the outbreak last spring, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

News from Associated Press

thirty one die of swine flu in Australia

July 19, 2009 by srrpenna

The number of swine-flu deaths in Australia has risen to 31, Health Minister Nicola Roxon said, while Singapore’s Ministry of Health reported its first fatality linked to the illness.

Info from Bloomberg