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One more HK patient dies of A/H1N1 flu

(Chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-09-28 17:42

A patient in Hong Kong, with a confirmed case of the A/H1N1 influenza, died of the disease on last Sunday morning at Yan Chai Hospital, gb.cri.cn reported.

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The patient, 66, who suffered from diabetes, high blood pressure and severe chest pain due to heart disease, was the 21st patient to die from the A/H1N1 flu in Hong Kong.

470 more patients contracted the disease between 2:30 pm on September 26 and 2:30 pm on September 27, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong up to 26,548.