A 53-year-old man died of A/H1N1 flu, the Spanish Ministry of Health announced on Monday, bringing the country's total flu deaths to six.
The ministry said the victim, who had kidney problems and hypertension, died at a hospital in northeastern Spain. But it did not mention when the patient died or his name.
Spain's Minister of Health and Social Security Trinidad Jimenez said on Monday that people who will receive the vaccines against A/H1N1 flu include health workers, pregnant women, children under the age of 15 and people with grave diseases.
To date, 1,806 A/H1N1 flu cases had been reported in the country.
(Xinhua News Agency July 28, 2009)
