Stuff.co.nz The 39-year-old woman who died of swine flu in Wellington Hospital this week was a front-line health worker at Hutt Hospital, officials have confirmed.
The woman – understood to have been a nurse in the children’s ward – is believed to be the first health worker to die from the virus in New Zealand.
Her death from a rare complication on Monday, after 11 days in intensive care, is the 13th to be officially recorded.
The coroner is investigating another 20 suspected deaths from the virus.
The woman had suffered a miscarriage within the previous two months. Pregnancy is a known risk factor for viral complications. However, it is not known whether she had the virus at the time she miscarried.
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