Two more die of flu

NORTHEAST China's Heilongjiang Province reported its first death from A/H1N1 influenza yesterday.

It is believed to be the fifth death resulting from the disease on China's mainland.

The Ministry of Health reported two new death cases in a statement on its Website, bringing the total to six but information on the sixth case is not yet available.

According to an official in the Heilongjiang provincial health department, the victim was an adult resident of the capital city Harbin.

No further details were available.

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