Vietnam confirmed that a 17-year-oldgirl in the capital city of Hanoi died of A/H1N1 influenza, bringing the total number of flu deaths in the country to 40, said a report on the website of the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
The girl has history of kidney disease, said the ministry. She was admitted to a district-level hospital on Nov. 5 with fever and coughing.
The patient was transferred to the National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases on Nov. 6 with chest pain and difficulty in breathing. She was treated with Tamiflu. Her sample was tested positive with the A/H1N1 virus.
The patient died on Nov. 7 due to respiratory failure, said the ministry.
The ministry on Tuesday confirmed that Vietnam's A/H1N1 flu patients rose to 10,791. Of the total, 10,459 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals, said the ministry.
The girl has history of kidney disease, said the ministry. She was admitted to a district-level hospital on Nov. 5 with fever and coughing.
The patient was transferred to the National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases on Nov. 6 with chest pain and difficulty in breathing. She was treated with Tamiflu. Her sample was tested positive with the A/H1N1 virus.
The patient died on Nov. 7 due to respiratory failure, said the ministry.
The ministry on Tuesday confirmed that Vietnam's A/H1N1 flu patients rose to 10,791. Of the total, 10,459 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals, said the ministry.
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