AH1N1 Death
Toll In Costa Rica Climbs To 13; Extension
Of School Vacation May Be Announced Today
The latest victim of the AH1N1 in Costa Rica
is a 42 yearl old woman, who suffered from
asthma, diabetes and obesity. The ministra
de Salud, María Luisa Ávila, confirmed the
death of the woman is the 13th person to die
from infection of the virus.
The death is the first outside the Central
Valley.
The woman, according to Ávila, was admitted
to the Tony Facio hospital in Limon last
Thursday and on Friday was given treatment
for the infection, although she was not
confirmed of being infected, due to being in
the high risk group
Ávila explained that on Wednesday the
laboratory tests revealed that the woman was
in fact infected.
The ministra de Salud added that two deaths
are still under investigation, one with
suspicion of having been infected and the
other a probable, which could increase the
number of deaths to 15. The ministra
explained that one of the two women was 63
years of age, while the other 47.
On the subject of preventing infection,
ministra Ávila said that the decision to
continue the mid year school vacation for
yet another week would be made today,
Thursday.
Public school children and teachers were to
have returned to classes on July 20, ending
the two week mid-year vacations.
However, due to the AH1N1 crisis, the
vacation was extended to July 27 and now
could be for one week more. |
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