Hong Kong Hospital Authority announced Sunday that a 49-year-old male patient with a history of diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome died earlier after he was confirmed to have contracted the A/H1N1 flu, becoming the 53rd person in the city claimed by the epidemic.

The patient was admitted to the United Christian Hospital on Dec. 22 with fever and other flu-like symptoms, since when he has been on ventilation support. He was prescribed with Tamiflu and antibiotics. The patient"e;s condition became critical and was transferred to the intensive care unit on Dec. 23.

According to a spokesman of the hospital, the patient tested positive for the A/H1N1 flu on Dec. 24 and finally succumbed on Jan. 2.

Source: Xinhua