Thailand announces first H1N1-related death

Bangkok, June 27: Thai health authorities Saturday announced the country's first H1N1-related death - a 47-year-old Thai woman.

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Rewat Wisruthwes, director-general of the Health Ministry's Medicine Department, confirmed that the patient died about 3 a.m. Saturday, the Bangkok Post online news service reported.

Thailand has confirmed 1,132 patients who contracted the H1N1 virus, also called swine flu, of which 1,110 have recovered. Of the other 22 still in hospital, two are listed in critical condition, the report said.

-IANS