An elderly woman in Quebec City has died of A/H1N1 flu to become the fourth victim of the virus in Canada, health officials said on Monday.

The woman from the Quebec City area died on Friday, three days after she began showing symptoms, provincial officials told reporters.

She was older than 65 but the exact age is not known.

The woman had not traveled recently to Mexico.

Two men from Toronto and one woman from northern Alberta have died of the new flu.

As of last Friday, Canada reported a total of 2,115 cases of A/H1N1 flu.

(Xinhua News Agency June 9, 2009)