Man dies after swine flu infection in Hong Kong

HONG KONG: A man has died in Hong Kong after contracting swine flu, health authorities said on Monday, a year-and-a-half after an outbreak of the disease killed 80 people in the city.

Hong Kong's Hospital Authority said a total of 37 people were being treated for swine flu in intensive care units in the city, with 12 critical cases confirmed in the last three days.

The latest swine flu fatality was aged 61 and died on Saturday due to what the Hospital Authority called "continued deterioration of clinical condition".

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