Jul 6, 2009
Jamaica Records First Swine Flu Death
A male patient with Influenza A (H1N1) reportedly died at the University Hospital of the West Indies this morning, after being transferred from the Spanish Town Hospital. He is Jamaica’s first confirmed swine flu (H1N1) death.
Health Minister Rudyard Spencer has ordered a probe into the death of the man – who is believed to be approximately 22 years old – and has asked a team of doctors to review the case management. Spencer has ordered that the results of the investigation be reported to him upon his return to the island on Friday (from Geneva, Switzerland where he is currently attending the ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Meeting).
According to a report from the health ministry, the patient suffered underlying medical conditions, and the H1N1 virus may have complicated his condition and led to his eventual death.
Jamaica now has 33 cases and one death as a result of the Swine Flu – H1N1 virus. The World Organisation (WHO) currently reports a total death count of 429 people from 94,512 cases of the virus worldwide.
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