Another patient has lost his life to swine flu, making the total this winter to 12.
There have been 16 flu-related deaths this season, most of them due to swine flu, but according to experts, flu season has now peaked and the number of new cases should start decreasing.
The elderly, the infirm, and those with compromised immune systems due to concomitant illnesses are most at risk to succumb to the disease.