Minya witnessed its second H1N1 death after a 16-year-old student died from the infectious virus commonly known as "swine flu," announced the Upper Egyptian Minya Governorate.
An official at Minya's health department said that the total number of infections since the start of winter stood at 29. He explained that two patients have died, 10 are under treatment, and 17 have recovered.
Meanwhile, sources at the central hospital in the governorate of Ismailia announced the death of a 37-year-old farmer suspected of carrying the virus.
The health ministry denies the existence of a swine flu pandemic, saying that a limited number of infected cases only occur during winter time.
In August 2010, the World Health Organization declared an official end to the worldwide H1N1 pandemic, which started during the spring of 2009.
Translated from the Arabic Edition.
