A/H1N1 Flu Kills 31st Patient in Hong Kong

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Source: http://english.cri.cn/6909/2009/10/13/1721s521968.htm

A/H1N1 Flu Kills 30th Patient in Hong Kong
2009-10-13 00:46:44 Xinhua Web Editor: Cao Jie


A 79-year-old male patient with a history of diabetes and high blood pressure died here Sunday, not long after he was confirmed to have contracted the A/H1N1 flu, bringing the total number of A/H1N1-related deaths to 30 in the city, medical authorities announced Monday.

According to a spokesman from the Hospital Authority, the man was admitted to the Princess Margaret Hospital on Oct. 3 after developing flu-like symptoms. He was given Tamiflu and antibiotics on the same day. As his condition deteriorated on Oct. 5, he was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit for further treatment with ventilation support.

The spokesman said the patient tested positive for the A/H1N1 flu on Oct. 6 and was certified dead at 7:36 pm on Sunday, adding that the case has been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Center for Health Protection.

The spokesman also noted four new critical cases of confirmed A/ H1N1 flu emerged on the same day, and the patients involved included a 47-year-old female patient with asthma in the Prince of Wales Hospital, a 45-year-old male patient with nasopharyngeal cancer in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, a 36-year-old female patient with bronchiectasis in the United Christian Hospital, and a 14-year-old female patient with cerebral palsy in the Tuen Mun Hospital.

 

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Re: A/H1N1 Flu Kills 31st Patient in Hong Kong

Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/14/content_12232564.htm

Hong Kong reports another A/H1N1 flu death case
www.chinaview.cn 2009-10-14 20:07:09

HONG KONG, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- A 51-year-old male patient who tested positive for Influenza A/H1N1 died here Wednesday, bringing the total number of A/H1N1-related deaths to 31 in the city, Hong Kong's Hospital Authority announced.

According to the Hospital Authority, the man had a history of Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease. He was admitted to the Accident and Emergency Department of Pok Oi Hospital due to shortness of breath on Oct. 11. The patient became critically ill on Oct. 12 and tested positive of Influenza A/H1N1 on the same day. He was certified dead at 7:50 a.m. on Wednesday.

The case has been reported to the Hospital Authority Head Office and the Center for Health Protection.

One more critical cases of confirmed A/ H1N1 flu was also reported on Wednesday, involving a 54-year-old male patient with a history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension in Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital.