Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Malaysia H1N1 Update: Fatalities 12

A(H1N1): Four more deaths, total at 12

Wednesday August 5, 2009 MYT 4:10:00 PM

PETALING JAYA: The Influenza A(H1N1) virus claimed four more lives, bringing the total number of fatalities in Malaysia to 12.


Three patients were a three-year-old, a 12-year-old and a 20-year old who all died at the Malacca Hospital on Aug 3, Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Ismail Merican said on Wednesday.


The fourth was a six-year-old boy who died at 2.30am Wednesday at the Batu Pahat Hospital, the second such death in Johor.


Overall, there were 16 new cases of A(H1N1) infection recorded over the past 24 hours, bringing the accumulated total in Malaysia to 1,476 since the outbreak.

Source http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/8/5/nation/20090805145301&sec=nation

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