Two more deaths take Hong Kong's A/H1N1 flu toll to 36

Hong Kong reported two fatal cases of A/H1N1 flu on Monday, bringing the total number A/H1N1- related deaths to 36 in the city.

According to the Hospital Authority, a 59-year-old female patient with cervical myelopathy and bilobar hepatocellular carcinoma attended the Special Outpatient Clinic of Queen Mary Hospital due to fever and cough on Oct. 14. She was confirmed to have been infected with the virus on Oct. 19. Her condition continued to deteriorate and she succumbed at 10:02 a.m. on Oct. 25.

In addition, a 60-year-old male patient was admitted to Intensive Care Unit of Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital for further management owing to physical illness on Oct. 24. Positive result of Influenza A/H1N1 virus was confirmed on the same day. The patient's condition continued to deteriorate and he succumbed at 9:47 a.m. on Oct. 26. The patient had good past health record.

Both cases were reported to Hospital Authority Head Office and Center for Health Protection.

Source: Xinhua