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| GP and child with swine flu die | |
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| A GP and a six-year-old girl have become the latest to die after contracting the swine flu virus. | |
| Dr Michael Day died on Saturday in the Luton and Dunstable Hospital, but the NHS said the exact cause of death in the case is still unknown. | Dr Michael Day died on Saturday in the Luton and Dunstable Hospital, but the NHS said the exact cause of death in the case is still unknown. |
| A swab test taken from Dr Day at the hospital has been confirmed as being positive for the H1N1 swine flu virus. | A swab test taken from Dr Day at the hospital has been confirmed as being positive for the H1N1 swine flu virus. |
| Chloe Buckley, six, from north west London died after contracting swine flu on Thursday. | |
| The NHS said the case of Dr Day, who was from Dunstable, has been reported to a coroner for investigation. This latest death brings the total number of swine flu-related deaths in the UK to 17. | |
| Meanwhile, tributes have been paid to Chloe, who attended St Catherine's School in West Drayton, also in north west London. | |
| Head teacher Sara Benn said: "It is impossible to put into words the sorrow that the whole school feels in such tragic circumstances. | |
| "Chloe was a bright and tenacious student with a keen interest in sports. | |
| "She will be missed by her fellow pupils and her teachers at the school. Our thoughts are with her parents and family at this time. | |
| "We are working with the council and health authority to support parents and pupils dealing with this devastating news." |