A Kuwaiti man infected with the swine flu has passed away, bringing number of deaths in the Gulf country as a result of the deadly disease to three, KUNA reported. Spokesman of the Ministry of Health Dr. Youssef Al-Nisf said that the citizen died in the intensive care unit and was in critical condition because of his very acute respiratory infections, obesity in addition to the swine flu. Al-Nisf added that the citizen was admitted to the hospital on August 17, where he was isolated and subjected to anti-viral treatment and then was transferred to the intensive care unit after his health deteriorated as he passed away this morning. This is the third swine-flu related case of death that is recorded in the State of Kuwait while the number of infected cases has stood at 1,072.
