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| Nine-year-old with swine flu dies | |
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| A nine-year-old girl has died at Birmingham Children's Hospital after contracting swine flu. | A nine-year-old girl has died at Birmingham Children's Hospital after contracting swine flu. |
| The hospital said the girl, who had other underlying health problems, had died in the past few days. | The hospital said the girl, who had other underlying health problems, had died in the past few days. |
| It is the third confirmed death from swine flu in the UK. The other two cases were in Scotland. | It is the third confirmed death from swine flu in the UK. The other two cases were in Scotland. |
| The Health Protection Agency confirmed 588 new cases of swine flu in the West Midlands region on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 2,104. | The Health Protection Agency confirmed 588 new cases of swine flu in the West Midlands region on Monday, taking the total number of cases to 2,104. |
| The total number of UK confirmed cases is 5,937. | The total number of UK confirmed cases is 5,937. |
| The first person to die from swine flu outside North America was Jacqui Fleming, 38, of Glasgow. | |
| A 73-year-old man from Paisley was confirmed as having died from the virus on Sunday. | |
| The World Health Organisation has declared the virus a pandemic. |