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Kuwait health chiefs confirm 10th swine flu death

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VIRUS DEATH: Kuwait has confirmed its 10th death from swine flu-related illnesses. (Getty Images)
VIRUS DEATH: Kuwait has confirmed its 10th death from swine flu-related illnesses. (Getty Images)

A 47-year-old Arab woman has become the 10th person to die of swine flu in Kuwait, health officials have confirmed.

The Ministry of Health said that the Arab national, who had arrived in the Gulf state recently, was admitted to hospital last Thursday and tested positive for the H1N1 subtype virus.

"She also suffered from hepatitis C virus and asthma. This is the tenth swine flu fatality reported by Kuwait since the first outbreak of the epidemic in April," a statement reported by KUNA News Agency said.


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The statement added that all the 10 swine flu victims had also suffered from other diseases such as diabetes, asthma, tuberculosis, hepatitis or defective immunity.

Up to 99 percent of the lab-confirmed H1N1 cases in Kuwait have recovered completely, the ministry added.

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