02 July 2009
NSW Health has today confirmed that a 45 year old man with underlying medical conditions who passed away in Nepean Hospital Intensive Care Unit on Monday has tested positive to H1N1 influenza 09.
NSW is waiting on formal findings from the coroner to determine the degree to which H1N1 may have contributed to the death.
The details of the man’s death can be released now that his family has been notified of the initial findings and counsellors have offered them assistance.
NSW Health has said that because of underlying medical conditions, this man was at greater risk of severe illness from H1N1 influenza 09.