Swine Flu cases pass 1,000 in Spain

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Two people have died and nine patients are in a very serious condition

The latest data from the Health Ministry shows that, as of Friday 10th July, Spain has 1,034 confirmed cases of the A(H1N1) virus, and two people have now died after being taken ill. The second death was a 41 year old man who died on Thursday afternoon after being admitted to Intensive Care in the Doctor Negrín Hospital on Gran Canaria. He died after complications set in following his admittance on 5th July, and is understood to have had underlying health problems.

The first person to die in Spain was a 20 year old Moroccan woman in Madrid. Surgeons managed to save the life of her unborn baby with a Caesarian section, who it was later confirmed was born free of the virus.

Of the new cases reported in recent days, one is a 52 year old woman under treatment in the Hospital La Fe in Valencia who is one of nine people who are seriously ill with the virus. The patient, was admitted with respiratory problems on Thursday night and was moved to Intensive Care on Friday with viral pneumonia in both her lungs. She was confirmed as having the virus on Saturday. The woman is reported to have a previous condition of high blood pressure.

More Spanish cases were reported in Belgium this weekend, where three Spanish children are amongst a number of confirmed cases at a summer camp in Lieja, in the east of Belgium. EFE reports two of the Spanish students were already carrying the virus when they arrived in the country.