Kirklees pair die after contracting swine flu (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

Kirklees pair die after contracting swine flu

6:38pm Monday 6th July 2009 in

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A man and a child from the Kirklees area have died after contracting swine flu.

The two, believed to be from Dewsbury, had “underlying health issues”, a spokesman for NHS Yorkshire and the Humber said.

They bring the total number of deaths of people with swine flu in the UK to seven.

A spokesman for NHS Kirklees said: “It is with sadness that we can confirm that a child from the Kirklees area, who had swine flu, has died.

“The child also had serious underlying health issues.

“We have no confirmation whether or not swine flu was the cause of death.”

A spokesman for NHS York-shire and the Humber said the man was also from the Kirklees area and also had underlying health issues.

The man and child are the first people in Yorkshire to die with swine flu.

NHS London said yesterday that a nine-year-old child from the south London area with serious underlying health problems had also died after contracting swine flu.