Swine flu patient dies in hospital
A hospital patient from Essex has become the first person without underlying health problems to die after contracting swine flu, a health trust said.
The patient died on Friday at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, NHS East of England said.
The patient's family has asked no details of their relative be released.
The trust said in a statement it "would like to extend their deepest sympathies to the family affected as they come to terms with their loss".
