Australia reports fifth swine flu death

Perth (Australia), June 27 (ANI): A 26-year-old Perth woman has become the fifth Australian to die after being diagnosed with swine flu.

According to the Herald Sun, the woman is the second West Australian with swine flu to die.

Earlier, a 26-year-old man from the remote WA Aboriginal community of Kiwirrkurra, west of Alice Springs, became the first Australian swine flu fatality when he died in Royal Adelaide Hospital on June 19.

WA chief health officer Tarun Weeramanthri said the Perth woman, who was being treated for an underlying medical condition in the intensive care unit at Royal Perth Hospital, died late yesterday. (ANI)