Fourth H1N1 death in Chiriqui
THE FOURTH death from the H1N1 flu was recorded in Chiriqui on Monday February 8 reports the Ministry of Health (MoH) . The victim was an infant less than two months old.
Pablo Acosta, an MoH epidemiologist, said that this infant was from Volcán and showed symptoms of the flu on January 22, and was hospitalized six days later.
Acosta said that tests confirmed that the infant had the H1N1 flu.
There have been 44 cases of the flu in the province, but no new cases in the last 10 days.