Swine flu death in the Middle East
Published:Monday | July 27, 2009 | 5:45 PM
The Health Ministry in Saudi Arabia is reporting its first death from the H1N1 virus.
A 30-year-old man, who lived in the country\'s Eastern Province, was admitted to a hospital in the city of Dammam on Wednesday, and died two days ago.
The Saudi Arabia Health ministry said its bracing for more deaths from the virus.
Saudi Arabia has diagnosed more than 230 cases of the H1N1 virus this year.