Romania Confirms New H1N1 Infection; Total Cases Reach 25

The patient was admitted to the infectious disease hospital “Matei Bals” in Bucharest and his health condition is satisfactory, the ministry said.

 

This is the second infection confirmed in Romania over the past two days.

 

On Saturday, the health ministry announced a 15-year-old teenage girl who flew in from Canada last week was positively diagnosed with the A-H1N1 influenza virus.

 

So far, none of the A-H1N1 influenza cases confirmed in Romania resulted in the patient’s death.

 

Worldwide, the new A-H1N1 virus infected 59,814 people in 113 states, leaving 263 people dead, according to the latest figures released by the World Health Organization (WHO).