Malaysia reported its third case of death of the A/H1N1 flu here on Tuesday.

This was also reportedly the first case of death resulted by a local transmission of the virus.

The third victim, a 42-year-old man, died on Monday at a private hospital here, according to the Malaysian Health Ministry.

The two earlier deaths, both imported cases of the virus involved a Malaysian man, 46, who died on July 26 and an Indonesian student, 30, who died on July 21.

Malaysian Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai said the third victim had died of severe pneumonia with multi-organ failure after receiving treatment for 10 days in a private hospital since July 18.

Since July 6, the man had sought outpatient treatments from several private clinics and hospitals before being hospitalized atthe private hospital, Liow told a press conference at his ministry. Read more…