Fraser Health confirms death due to swine flu
The Times
Published: Friday, August 07, 2009
Health-care officials have confirmed that a 19-year-old man is the third person in B.C. to die from the swine flu.
According to a spokesperson from Fraser Health Authority, the death was reported in the last week.
The man was admitted to Abbotsford Regional Hospital on July 20, where he died nine days later. This is the second swine flu-related death in B.C.'s Fraser Valley.
There are also 94 new cases of swine flu infection, bringing the total number of infected people in B.C. to 634.
Across Canada, 62 deaths have been attributed to the swine flu virus.
http://www2.canada.com/abbotsfordtimes/news/story.html?id=6e48ae93-7fec-4481-82dc-3b48609c671b
The Times
Published: Friday, August 07, 2009
Health-care officials have confirmed that a 19-year-old man is the third person in B.C. to die from the swine flu.
According to a spokesperson from Fraser Health Authority, the death was reported in the last week.
The man was admitted to Abbotsford Regional Hospital on July 20, where he died nine days later. This is the second swine flu-related death in B.C.'s Fraser Valley.
There are also 94 new cases of swine flu infection, bringing the total number of infected people in B.C. to 634.
Across Canada, 62 deaths have been attributed to the swine flu virus.
http://www2.canada.com/abbotsfordtimes/news/story.html?id=6e48ae93-7fec-4481-82dc-3b48609c671b