JAKARTA, 13 October 2007 - The 12-year-old boy that has been infected with bird flu died earlier on Saturday, bringing the total toll in the country to 88, according to the Ministry of Health. The boy died in a hospital in Jakarta at 07:30 AM, according to Nirwan, an employee at the Ministry of Health's bird flu information center. "Medical doctors at the hospital were meeting to discuss his case, since he showed great improvement in his health condition, with his white-blood cell count rising, but the boy suddenly died at 7:30 this morning," said Nirwan.

Results of two different blood tests were came back positive for bird flu on Thursday. He was the 109th recorded victim of bird flu in Indonesia. The boy first showed symptoms of bird flu on September 30, but was only admitted to a hospital in Tangerang on October 8. The next day he was transferred to the Persahabatan Hospital in Jakarta. "The boy had a history of contact with a dead infected chicken near his school," Nirwan said.

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