9-year-old girl with swine flu dies; UK toll rises to three

A nine-year-old girl,infected with swine flu,has died,taking the death toll due to the H1N1 virus influenza in the UK to three.

The girl,who was undergoing treatment at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital,died Friday,the hospital authorities said,adding she had already suffered from what was described as an “underlying health problem”.

Meanwhile,the Department of Health announced a big jump in the number of patients in England confirmed with swine flu – up 1,604 since Friday,taking the UK total so far to 5,937,the ‘Telegraph’ reported.

Earlier,a 38-year-old pregnant woman and a 73-year-old man have died of the disease in the country.