Egypt on Sunday reported two more death cases of A/H1N1 flu, bringing the nationwide death toll to 86, said the Health Ministry in a statement.

A 35-year-old pregnant woman died of A/H1N1 virus in Gharbia governorate, 140 km north of Cairo, said the statement, adding that the woman suffered from dyspnea and fever.

Meanwhile, a two-year-old girl died of the novel influenza in Dakahlia, 150 km south of Cairo, according to the statement. She suffered from pneumonia, it added.

Egypt has so far reported more than 4,800 cases of the novel flu in the most populous Arab country.

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

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 21, 2009)