The A/H1N1 influenza death toll in Peru rose to seven on Wednesday after two more deaths were confirmed, sources from the Health Ministry said.

The deaths were a 36-year-old male patient who had hypertension and a 21-year-old female with 30 weeks of pregnancy. Both patients had been categorized as having higher risk of being infected by the flu.

According to the ministry, 144 new cases have been confirmed in the country, including 89 in Lima, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,226.

(Xinhua News Agency July 16, 2009)