Man, 70, dies of flu complications at Soroka hospital

A 70-year-old man died this morning of complications of the flu virus at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, the hospital says in a statement.

“The man arrived showing symptoms of the flu and was hospitalized,” the statement says. “After a short while his body systems suddenly failed despite the medical treatment he was receiving.”

The man, a resident of the north of the country, is the 18th flu victim this winter, according to Hebrew-language media.

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