Local swine flu death
Wednesday 22nd July 2009, 11:30AM BST.
A man from the West Midlands has died from swine flu, bringing the total number of deaths in the region to three.
The adult, who is believed to have had no underlying health problems, died overnight at Walsall Manor Hospital.
NHS Walsall spokesman Martin Turner said: “It is with sadness that we have to announce that a third person from the West Midlands who had tested positive for H1N1 swine flu has died. The death is under investigation.”
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