) n5 r; P e5 t/ s# FCalgary-area woman becomes 5th Albertan to die from swine flu virus 7 ^9 X! |. L- |; N* w7 t( H ) W3 F: f0 `- O2 a) @(CP) – 9 hours ago & o$ I1 ^( [7 { [. K0 s; h: ^' lCALGARY — Alberta has recorded its fifth death linked to the swine flu. ( b' J/ Q7 K% v5 U+ p6 S) H; G3 |1 S" H$ J" S. W- ]) Z
Alberta Health says the latest person to die is a woman from the Calgary area who had underlying medical conditions.% S. U. x& Y$ _! Z P& }
7 K+ E$ Y: j0 B, X4 f- y" X/ ~# oDr. Gerry Predy, the province's senior officer of medical health, says the victim was admitted to hospital in early July and died about three weeks later. ' T& z# S- n! J% I m' X, i ! s9 B9 \3 _$ d6 E0 {3 T; sThis is the second swine-flu related death in the Calgary region. 8 f7 v+ y% v! x: }4 Z) J 4 `: p! n2 k/ }% r3 ]$ eAll five people to die so far in Alberta have been women, but Predy says he doesn't believe there is a propensity for the virus to cause illness in females. # v$ ]7 K) v7 X0 l. R $ I* V* ?* w' BThe latest death brings to 57 the number of people across Canada who have died after contracting the H1N1 virus.