Eighteen more die from H1N1

SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- Eighteen more people have died in South Korea from the
Influenza A (H1N1) virus, raising the country's total death toll from the new flu
to 82, health authorities said Wednesday.
An 11-year-old girl and a 42-year-old man died after being diagnosed with the
H1N1 virus, officials from the central disaster relief headquarters said. Both of
them were not classified as being in the high-risk category and were given
anti-viral medication.
Sixteen others, including a 34-year-old man who had a previous illness, were
classified as high-risk patients, they said.
Out of the 82 who died from new flu, 69 patients were classified as high-risk and
13 others were not, officials said.
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