Boy, 4, dies of swine flu in Princess Margaret Hospital
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Anthony Deceglie, health reporter
August 21, 2009
3 flu deaths, 10,000 infected in French Polynesia (AFP)
22 August 2009
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PAPEETE - Three people have died of swine flu in French Polynesia and more than 10,000 people have been infected by the A(H1N1) virus, local authorities in Tahiti announced on Friday.
The dead were two women and a baby, Health Minister Nicolas Bertholon said.
The death of a pregnant woman was reported earlier this month but has not been confirmed by authorities.
Around 260,000 people live on the South Pacific archipelago of 115 islands, which France annexed in the late 19th century.
Most of the islands have reported cases of swine flu, the worst hit being Rapa, with a population of 600, the most southerly island in the French overseas territory at 1,300 kilometres (800 miles) from Tahiti.
Paris has sent medical reinforcements to the territory to help fight the pandemic.
About 1,800 people have died since the A(H1N1) virus was first uncovered in April, according to the latest update from the World Health Organisation, the vast majority of them in the Americas.