Pregnant H1N1 flu patient dies in Denpasar

DENPASAR: A pregnant 19-year-old has died in a Denpasar hospital after being admitted a week ago with symptoms of the H1N1 flu virus. Ken Wirasandhi, a spokesman for Sanglah Hospital, said Friday that Ni Wayan Siti from Gianyar, died Thursday evening. The patient had tested positive for the H1N1 infection and also had pneumonia, Ken said.

Siti was eight months pregnant when she was admitted to the hospital on Saturday last week. She had a miscarriage three days later.

The hospital also suspected that Siti was infected with the bird flu virus, but had not received test results to confirm this yet. - JP