A man aged 65 from the municipality of Chisinau died in the morning of February 19 after developing complications from the AH1N1 virus. This is the fourth victim made by the flu so far this year.

Medical vice director of the Municipal Clinical Hospital No.1 Ion Artenii has told IPN that the man was hospitalized in a very serious condition on February 11. The patient was diagnosed with pneumonia and the AH1N1 flu virus. “He suffered from diabetes and this fact facilitated the development of the disease, with severe complications that resulted in death,” he stated.

One more man aged 36 is suspected of developing pneumonia caused by AH1N1. He is now in the intensive care section of the same hospital.

According to the National Public Health Center, over 130 cases of flu have been reported so far this year. The cases of death include a 12-year-old girl from Valea Perjei village of Taraclia district, a woman from Chisinau municipality and a pregnant woman from Cahul.