South Korea's death toll from the A/H1N1 flu has increased to 29, the government said on Wednesday.
According to Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, the new flu was confirmed to have been the direct cause of death of a 42-year-old woman who died on Sunday.
The woman was tested positive for the virus, according to the medical test results.
The victim was not categorized as high-risk" patients, the ministry said, but noted she missed the optimal treatment period as she has been
experiencing a high fever since last Tuesday but come to the hospital three days later.
With the death case, the number of healthy people who have died from the new flu rose to five, as they had not been suffering from any other diseases.
The other 24 fatalities were either in their old age or suffered from chronic diseases, and regarded to be in "high-risk" groups.
Fears are growing in South Korea recently over the fast spread of the new flu.
On Monday, the country reported five death cases linked with the new virus, including three kids, posting the largest number of deaths reported on a single day since the epidemic broke out in the country in early May.
The country began the A/H1N1 vaccinations on Tuesday. The first wave of vaccinations mainly covered medical staff and quarantine officers in hospitals designated as A/H1N1 flu-treatment facilities.