A 52-year-old man in Taiwan's Taichung has died of the A/H1N1 influenza, bringing the island's death toll from of the disease to 28, local health authorities said Friday.

The man, whose name was not given, was confirmed to have contracted the A/H1N1 flu on October 27.

He died from multiple organ failure after medical treatment in the intensive care unit failed. He had a history of diabetes, the authorities said.

(Xinhua News Agency November 15, 2009)