Singapore reports 12th H1n1 death

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Singapore reports 11th H1n1 death
August 15, 2009 9:06 am
SINGAPORE, Aug. 14 ? Singapore's Influenza A (H1N1) death toll rose to 11 when an 80 year-old Chinese man with several co-morbidity including Parkinson's disease died Friday.


The Health Ministry said the man's cause of death had been certified as pneumonia due to Influenza A (H1N1).

It said the man came to the National University Hospital emergency department on Aug 6 with a history of sudden onset of drowsiness and one week of fever and cough. (PNA/Bernama)

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Re: Singapore reports 12th H1n1 death

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Singapore reports 12th H1N1-related death
By Rekha | Posted: 21 August 2009 2004 hrs


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SINGAPORE: A 41-year-old male foreigner is Singapore's latest H1N1-related fatality, and the 12th so far.

The Health Ministry said the man had a history of diabetes. The cause of his death at Tan Tock Seng Hospital was certified as pneumonia due to H1N1 flu infection.

The ministry added that the number of patients seeking help at polyclinics for acute respiratory infection has decreased.

The ministry, which tracks the cases on a weekly basis, said the number had dropped from some 20,435 for the week starting August 2, to 15,486 for the week starting August 9.

It added that the data from the influenza bio-surveillance programme showed that the proportion of H1N1 flu cases detected among patients with influenza-like illness seen at polyclinics, GP clinics and hospitals in the week of August 2 continued to remain above 50 per cent.

- CNA/yt