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Thursday August 6, 2009
Five more deaths bring H1N1 toll to 13
Reports by STEPHEN THEN, LOH FOON FONG, EMBUN MAJID, MARTIN CARVALHO, MANJIT KAUR, CLARA CHOOI, FARIK ZOLKEPLI, GLADYS TAY, LESTER KONG and
Kuala lumpur: The deaths of five people within 72 hours have brought the number of the influenza A (H1N1)-related fatalities to 13.
The latest case involved Mohd Hyafiq Afendi, six, from Pahang. He died at the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital at 12.40pm after suffering from pneumonia.
The boy was admitted to the hospital on Aug 1 after developing fever and complaining of stomach ache.
Of the other four victims, three were in Malacca and one in Batu Pahat. The Malacca girl was the youngest, aged three.
All five victims were suffering from chronic respiratory problems when they contracted the virus.
?In Malacca, the girl and a 20-year-old man suffered from chronic lung diseases, while a 12- year-old boy had serious kidney failure before he was infected by the H1N1 virus,? Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said in a press conference in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, yesterday.
In Johor Baru, a six-year-old boy became the 12th H1N1-related victim.
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Two newest deaths were their respective one cash in Pahang and Putrajaya today. Chairman Pengarah Kesihatan, Tan Sri Dr. Mohd. Ismail Merican said, the 13th death involved one of the man's children in being six years old that experienced the sign of the fever, was sick the throat and selesema to 24 Julai then. "The child received the treatment in private enterprise's clinic." He afterwards competed experienced breathless and was put into the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan to 31 Julai, he said in fact here today. He said, the child afterwards him was ratified was ill H1N1 to 2 Ogos then and was put into the Rawatan Rapi Unit (ICU) this hospital a day after that. "Although, he was ratified died at 12.45 at noon overnight,"
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