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Second swine-flu death in Toronto
Jun 01, 2009 05:00 PM
Theresa Boyle
Health Reporter
A 60-year-old Toronto man with swine flu and congestive heart failure has died.
This is the second death of someone in the city with the H1N1 flu virus and the third in Canada.
The man had been on life support at Toronto Western Hospital, part of the University Health Network.
Andrew Morrison, a spokesperson with the Ontario Ministry of Health, says it's not known whether the virus was a factor in the man's death.
On May 23, a 44-year-old Scarborough man who had the virus died. An autopsy failed to show whether the virus contributed to the death of the man, who also had diabetes and significant heart disease.
In April, a 39-year-old northern Alberta woman with H1N1 and a chronic, pre-existing medical condition died April 28. A post-mortem failed to show whether the virus played a role in her death.
To date, there have been 715 confirmed cases of the H1N1 in Ontario. The virus is presented very much like regular seasonal flu, which kills or contributes to the death of some 4000 Canadians annually.
Second swine-flu death in Toronto
Jun 01, 2009 05:00 PM
Theresa Boyle
Health Reporter
A 60-year-old Toronto man with swine flu and congestive heart failure has died.
This is the second death of someone in the city with the H1N1 flu virus and the third in Canada.
The man had been on life support at Toronto Western Hospital, part of the University Health Network.
Andrew Morrison, a spokesperson with the Ontario Ministry of Health, says it's not known whether the virus was a factor in the man's death.
On May 23, a 44-year-old Scarborough man who had the virus died. An autopsy failed to show whether the virus contributed to the death of the man, who also had diabetes and significant heart disease.
In April, a 39-year-old northern Alberta woman with H1N1 and a chronic, pre-existing medical condition died April 28. A post-mortem failed to show whether the virus played a role in her death.
To date, there have been 715 confirmed cases of the H1N1 in Ontario. The virus is presented very much like regular seasonal flu, which kills or contributes to the death of some 4000 Canadians annually.