Cambodian A/H1N1 death case rises to 6

Friday, December 18, 2009

 PHNOM PENH, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has confirmed another death case of influenza A/H1N1, bringing the total number to six, official news agency AKP reported on Friday.
    The new death case has been found on an 18-month baby living in Battambang province, said Ly Sovann, deputy director of the communicable diseases control department of the Health Ministry.
    As of Dec. 17, he said, the country's total number of infected cases of A/H1N1 has increased to 531, including 44 new cases during this week.
    Dr. Ly Sovann called on people to be more careful and to protect themselves from this deadly pandemic.