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The flu takes two fatalities, one of them pregnant, this winter in the Region of Murcia

Tonka

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http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/958866/0/
Spanish to English translation

The flu takes two fatalities, one of them pregnant, this winter in the Region of Murcia
The first victim, 48 year old male with previous risk factors, died before Christmas in the hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca

EUROPA PRESS. 14.02.2011
The flu virus this winter has claimed two victims in the Region of Murcia, one of which happened last week and gave birth last December, according to Europa Press reported sources from the Ministry of Health.


Specifically, the first fatality, a man of 48 years of age and previous risk factors, took place before Christmas of complications from the flu and the second was admitted to a hospital pregnant Cartagena at the end of December 2010.

This second victim, 37-year-old, she had to practice an emergency cesarean, though, explain the sources, little is fine.

By contrast, the state of the mother worsened, being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for pneumonia, which was complicated, died on Monday of last week.

In the Region the number of influenza episodes recorded in the epidemiological week 5, which runs from January 30 to February 5, 2011, was 3398 cases, while last week, the 4 from 23 January January 29, 2011, was 3162.

The intensity level is half the flu for the whole of the region and the trend in the number of episodes has stabilized, therefore, according to medical sources, we can show that you are reaching the peak of the wave on the Autonomous Community.

A total of 13,813 CASES

Since the beginning of the season in week 40, in which 60 cases have been reported a total of 13,813 cases in the entire region.

So far have reported nine cases of influenza admitted to the Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, one of whom died.

Serious cases being studied, 67 percent of the cases had risk factors for complications of influenza, including the case died.
 
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