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Costa Rica Records 41st Death To AH1N1
Costa Rica has recorded its 41st death to
the AH1N1 flu virus. The latest victim is a
51 year old man who died last November 29 at
the Hospital Calderón Guardia.
The man's identity was not released, health
officials only saying that the man was a
resident of Cartago.
The ministra de Salud, Maria Luisa Avila,
said that the man had been in critical
condition since being infected with the
AH1N1 virus. The man died from a heart
attack and multiple organ failure.
The ministerio de Salud is asking the
population not to let their guard down and
to seek medical attention at the sign of any
symptoms.
In the coming weeks, Costa Rica is expected
to receive 400.000 vacine doses against the
AH1N1. The vaccines will be distributed free
of charge to the population, with the first
doses being administered to those in the
high risk group that includes the obese,
asthmatics and pregnant women and to all
medical staff at the country's hospitals and
Ebais' (clinics). |
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