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Singapore reports two more deaths related to influenza H1N1
Jul 22, 2009, 12:28 GMT
Singapore - Singapore on Wednesday reported two more fatalities related to H1N1 influenza.
A 13-year-old boy suffering from epilepsy died of a prolonged epileptic seizure with influenza H1N1 infection as a contributing factor, the Health Ministry said.
The other victim, a 55-year-old man with an advanced motor neuron disease, died of severe pneumonia and H1N1 influenza.
The country recorded its first swine-flu death at the weekend when a man with underlying heart problems died.
There are currently 75 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza being treated in Singapore hospitals.
The city-state reported its first case of H1N1 influenza on May 27.
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