S. Korea reports 2nd death from influenza A

SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported its second death from influenza A
on Sunday, raising concerns that the country is no longer insulated from the
contagious disease that is spreading rapidly worldwide.
The patient, whose identity has been withheld, is a 63-year old woman. She was
presumed to have died from complications stemming from the new flu, though the
exact reason was still under investigation, health officials said.
On Saturday, Seoul's health authorities said that a man in his 50s died of
pneumonia apparently caused by the H1N1 virus, widely known as swine flu, marking
the country's first flu-related death since the first case was reported here in
early May.
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