A new human H7N9 infection case, who used to buy pigeons, has been reported in east China's Jiangsu Province, provincial health authorities said Friday.
China's southern province of Guangdong reported one more death and four new human cases of H7N9 infection on Monday.
A boy entering the Chinese mainland from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has been confirmed as infected with H7N9 bird flu.
Health officials in Anhui province report the death of 56-year-old man, bringing the number of human fatalities due to the bird flu virus to 27.
Three more people were confirmed to be infected with H7N9 bird flu in two Chinese provinces, including one who died, health authorities said.
An 81-year-old man died of H7N9 avian flu infection on Thursday in East China's Fujian province, which has reported 15 human cases of H7N9 infection.
Beijing has confirmed this year's second human case of the H7N9 bird flu, with the patient still in critical condition.
East China's Zhejiang province reported three new H7N9 bird flu cases Saturday, bringing the total number of human infections there to 47.
H7N9 bird flu has killed 19 in China this year already, and the total number of human infections has reached 96.
A man infected with the H7N9 avian influenza died of multiple organ failure in Beijing on Monday.
The second person who fell ill with H7N9 in Beijing was discharged from hospital at noon on Friday after negative results for three consecutive virus tests, said the city's health bureau.
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