Vietnam confirmed two more deaths of A/H1N1 influenza, raising the total number of deaths in the country to 20, said a report on the website of the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old male patient, living in Ho Chi Minh City, was taken to the Ho Chi Minh City Heart Hospital on September 29 with fever, coughing, and breathing difficulty. The patient has history of heart surgery.

The patient died on October 2 due to heart failure and deterioration of inner organs. His sample was tested positive withA/H1N1 virus.

The other patient is a 45-year-old man from northern Thanh Hoa province of Vietnam. He was taken to the provincial general hospital on September 20 with coughing and difficulties in breathing.

The man died on September 21 due to pneumonia. His sample was tested positive with A/H1N1 virus.

The ministry on Tuesday confirmed 46 more cases of A/H1N1 influenza, raising total number of flu patients in the country to 9,608.

(Xinhua News Agency October 6, 2009)