Jul 11, 2009 0
Another Swine Flu Death In Jamaica
A second Influenza A (H1N1) Swine Flu death has been recorded here in Jamaica.
The Ministry of Health released a statement last night saying “The person, who falls within the high-risk group, died at the University Hospital of the West Indies on Thursday and had underlying medical conditions which caused complications.”
The ministry did not release any specific information about the swine flu victim nor did it say what were the patient’s underlying medical conditions were. The Ministry however warned that persons with chronic conditions such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension and asthma, as wells as pregnant women and children under five years old, were among the high-risk group that could develop complications from swine flu.
Jamaica recorded its first Swine Flu death just last week, when a 22 year old male patient died at the University Hospital of the West Indies, after being transferred from the Spanish Town Hospital.