Egypt on Tuesday reported three more death cases of A/H1N1 flu, bringing the nationwide death toll to 64, said the Health Ministry in a statement.

A 26-year-old woman died of A/H1N1 virus in Cairo, said Health Ministry spokesman Abdel Rahman Shahine, adding that the woman suffered from severe dyspnea.

Shahine said that another two-year-old child died of A/H1N1 virus in Assuit, 330 km south of Cairo, adding that he suffered from asthma, pneumonia and dyspnea.

The third case was a 14-year-old handicapped boy in Cairo, said the spokesman, adding that he suffered from fever, pneumonia.

Up till now, Egypt has reported more than 4,792 cases of the novel flu in the most populous Arab country, according to the Health Ministry.

Egypt confirmed its first influenza A/H1N1 death case on July 19. A 28-year-old Egyptian woman, who was back from Saudi Arabia after making Umrah (pilgrimage to Mecca at any time of the year), died of the flu virus.

Egypt reported its first A/H1N1 flu case on June 2, a 12-year-old Egyptian-American girl coming from the United States via the Netherlands.

(Xinhua News Agency December 16, 2009)