N+ f4 W9 `: D. gCalgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus % @! N; I4 h5 n7 R1 O- n# i; \' C% o- \
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CALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu.& @8 k! S- C+ s. {; x9 t0 J
( q; U0 C& n* i* _# S& `0 gAlberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.1 V! y; T! ^% R+ |
% i' R. ^8 B+ C+ g' qDr. Gerry Predy, the province's senior officer of medical health, says the victim was admitted to hospital in early July and died about three weeks later./ [ I* s! B9 F$ M/ r1 y
9 Z; l- Z, ] @This is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region. W" K; j E8 Q0 P! U$ O
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All five people to die so far in Alberta have been women, but Predy says he doesn't believe there is a propensity for the virus to cause illness in females. 6 W) f4 q+ d; m# p 4 q: l/ _1 g) d `& |: ]" CThe latest death brings to 57 the number of people across Canada who have died after contracting the H1N1 virus.