First Barbados swine flu death

Barbados has recorded its first death from the H1N1 virus.



Chief Medical Officer, Dr Joy St John, says the patient was an adult who had underlying medical conditions.



So far 96 cases of the virus have been recorded in Bridgetown.



The World Health Organisation says more than 300,000 cases of H1N1 have been confirmed around the world.



And there have been close to 4,000 deaths globally from the virus.