The Hospital Authority of Hong Kong announced Wednesday another fatal case of Influenza A/H1N1, bringing to 55 the total number of fatal cases of the flu.

An 85-year-old woman who had been bed-ridden and on tube feeding attended the Accident and Emergency Department at Pok Oi Hospital on December 22, 2009 due to fever and acute dyspnoea, said the authority

Positive result for Influenza A/H1N1 was confirmed the same day. She was then transferred to the isolation ward of Tuen Mun Hospital for treatment and was prescribed with Tamiflu and antibiotics.

The patient's condition continued to deteriorate and she required ventilation support. She succumbed at around 3:00 AM Wednesday, said the authority.

(Xinhua News Agency January 7, 2010)