A/H1N1 flu death toll rises to 11 in Turkey: ministry
www.chinaview.cn 2009-11-03 22:58:02   Print

    ANKARA, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that two more Turks died of A/H1N1 flu in Turkey, bringing the A/H1N1 flu death toll to 11.

    The ministry said in a statement that a 31-year-old woman and a55-year-old man died of A/H1N1 flu on Tuesday.

    Turkey registered the first A/H1N1 case on May 15, a 28-year-old male hospital janitor in Ankara on October 24.

    As of Sunday, 1,870 people in Turkey had tested positive for A/H1N1 flu since May, according to the statement.

    On Monday, Turkey began to vaccinate vulnerable groups against A/H1N1 flu, starting from health workers and Muslim pilgrims preparing to travel to Mecca for the annual hajj.

Editor: Yan
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