KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 (Bernama) -- Malaysia registered its sixth death due to the influenza A(H1N1) virus when a 11-year old boy admitted to hospital for complications due to the infecton died this morning.
Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said the child was admitted to the Sultanah Aminah Hospital, Johor Baharu on July 29 with symptoms of fever.
"There were no symptoms of cough and other respiratory problems. While at the clinical treatment stage his condition worsened and he was admitted to the intensive care unit on July 30," he said in a media statement today.
Dr Mohd Ismail said examination revealed that the boy had lung infection and myocarditis. He was confirmed to have influenza A(H1N1) infection at 11am on Aug 1. "Due to infection complications the patient was confirmed to have died at 8.30am today while being treated in the intensive care unit," he said
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