INFLUENZA TYPE A (H1N1) - Flu claims three more fatalities

The new strain of influenza claimed three more fatalities on Tuesday, bringing the death toll in Thailand to 24.
Dr Paichit Varachit, deputy permanent secretary for Health, said a 67-year-old woman who suffered from last stage of lung cancer succumbed to the flu in a Bangkok hospital.
Meanwhile a 57-year-old woman became the 23rd victim of the flu. She died in a private hospital in Maha Chai, Samut Sakhon.
Paichit said the 24th victim was a 32-year-old woman who weighed about 120 kilogrammes and had suffered from asthma.
He added Thailand also reported 176 new cases of the flu, bringing the number of cases to 4,517.

Souce: The Nation