A man infected with the H7N9 strain of bird flu died in Hong Kong on Thursday, the government spokesperson has confirmed.
The 80-year-old man was the second reported case of H7N9 infection in Hong Kong after one reported on December 2, since the virus emerged there this month, News24 reported.
According to the government spokesperson the man had been suffering from other underlying medical conditions.
He had been rushed to hospital after he returned to Hong Kong from the neighbouring city of Shenzhen in mainland China, where he resided.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong officials have stepped up border checks and traced hundreds who had been in contact with the two infected people.
