BANGKOK, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The Influenza A/H1N1 virus has killed two people in Thailand, Thailand's Public Health Ministry confirmed on Saturday.

    The first victim, a 40-year-old woman from Bangkok, died from pneumonia and haemoptysis, Witthaya Kaewparadai, Public Health Minister, told a press conference at 11 a.m. local time to brief details on the flu death.

    The woman, who was sent to a private hospital on June 8 after falling ill, developed fever and dyspnea and died on June 20, Dr. Kamnuan Ung-Chusak, Director of the Office of Epidemiology under the Department of Disease Control, said along with Mr. Witthaya.

    An earlier report said that the woman died around 0300 a.m. local time Saturday.

    Another victim, a 42-year-old male engineer from the central province of Chonburi, also died from complications on June 26, Mr. Witthaya said.

    As of Saturday noon, the ministry confirmed 1,209 Influenza A/H1N1 cases. Of them, over 1,100 have recovered, and 22 of them, with 2 in critical condition, are being treated in hospitals.

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