Two more Swine Flu deaths in Spain: Andalucía's fifth and Ceuta's first

Two more Swine Flu deaths in Spain: Andalucía's fifth and Ceuta's first
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By m.p. - Sep 6, 2009 - 1:04 PM
Both patients were in groups considered to be at high risk

The entrance to Carlos Haya emergency department - EFE

There were two more deaths in this weekend from Swine Flu complications, bringing numbers in Spain up to 25. It’s understood that both patients suffered a serious underlying health condition.

A 77 year old woman died in the Carlos Haya Regional Hospital in Málaga on Saturday, the fifth victim in Andalucía to date. It was confirmed that she had the H1N1 virus, but it has not been confirmed to the press if it was the direct cause of her death. The patient is said to have suffered a number of serious health conditions which placed her at high risk of infection from the A virus, including diabetes, high blood pressure, and chronic heart and respiratory failure.

The second death was reported by the authorities in the Autonomous City of Ceuta on Sunday, a 28 year old woman who died in Intensive Care on Saturday after she went into multi-organ failure. She was also in a high risk group, with her already serious condition aggravated by the A virus.

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