23 April 2013 (09:10 UTC-07 Tango)/12 Jumada t-Tania 1434/03 Ordibehest 1391/14 Bing-Chen (3rd month) 4711
China’s Anhui Province reported a 91 years old man hospitalized with the new ‘bird’ flu. He is critical.
Zhejiang Province reported two more human cases, an 84 years old retiree and a 62 years old farmer, both in critical condition. Also, an 86 years old man died from H7N9.
It was confirmed that the case reported in Shandong Province yesterday, is caused by H7N9. It’s the first human H7N9 infection in that province. The patient is a 36 years old man who whole-sells construction supplies, apparently no contact with birds.
In Henan Province, a 65 years old man is considered recovered. He became sick with fever, cough and muscle pain on 08 April, was hospitalized on 10 April, tested positive for H7N9 on 11 April but was not confirmed as a H7N9 case until 14 April.
China’s national health officials ordered that all ‘recovered’ patients must still be monitored by local health officials.