Egypt reported on Wednesday one more death case of A/H1N1 flu, bringing the country's death toll from the virus to 22, said Health Ministry in a statement.
A 53-year-old man died of A/H1N1 virus in a hospital in Helwan, south of Cairo, who suffered from fever, dyspnea and renal failure, according to
the statement.
Up till now, Egypt has reported more than 3,000 cases of the novel flu in the most populous Arab country.
Egypt confirmed on July 19 its first influenza A/H1N1 death case of a 28-year-old Egyptian woman, who came back from Saudi Arabia after making
Umrah (pilgrimage to Mecca at any time of the year).
Egypt reported its first A/H1N1 flu case on June 2 of a 12-year- old Egyptian-American girl coming from the United States via the Netherlands.