Friday, August 07, 2009

West Of Ireland Woman Dies From Swine Flu

A young woman from the west of Ireland has died from human swine flu at Tallaght Hospital in Dublin.

She is the first person to die from the H1N1 virus here since the first cases emerged in this country in May reports RTE NEWS. Department of Health officials said this evening that the woman had an underlying medical condition.

In a statement this evening, Tallaght Hospital said in order to protect the confidentiality and privacy of the family no personal details will be made available.