H1N1 death toll rises to three
A 46-year-old expatriate who died while undergoing treatment at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé on Sunday night was the third fatality from the H1N1 flu virus this year.
21 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM
A 46-year-old expatriate who died while undergoing treatment at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé on Sunday night was the third fatality from the H1N1 flu virus this year.
The IGMH spokesman told local media that the Bangladeshi man was brought to the capital from the northern island of Kulhudhufushi after his condition deteriorated. He was undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit when he passed away.
The two previous victims were a 27-year-old man who died on March 4 and a 51-year-old woman who died last week. Both were Maldivians.
According to statistics made public by the Health Protection Agency on Monday, 147 out of 411 suspected cases have tested positive for the H1N1 type of influenza virus.
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