AH1N1 Flu Deaths Rises To 9 In Colombia
Bogota - Death toll of the A/H1N1 flu rose
to 9 in Colombia after a patient died in the
northwestern city of Medellin, the authority
said on Thursday.
The Social Protection Ministry confirmed
that a woman in Medellin died of the flu
Monday in local hospital.
"She came to hospital on July 13 and was
hospitalized immediately," said the
ministry, "but unfortunately she
deteriorated badly and finally died.”
Since the flu was first detected in Colombia
on May 3, there have been 245 confirmed
cases and 2,480 suspected cases in the
country so far, including the nine deaths.
Six of the nine dead were from the capital
Bogota, and two each came from Soacha and
Viterbo.
The Colombian government has tightened
control at hospitals and health centers to
avoid a large-scale spread of the disease in
the country.
It was possible that the number of A/H1N1
flu cases would increase rapidly in the
country during the coming rain season, said
the ministry.
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