SARS kills 100

News.com.au April 07, 2003

A 78-year-old woman has died of a mystery flu-like disease in Hong Kong, becoming the 100th victim worldwide, officials said. The woman died last night and brought Hong Kong's death toll to 23, the Health Department said in a statement.

Hong Kong counted another 41 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, as of late today, bringing its total to 883.

Officials said 127 of the patients had recovered and were discharged from hospitals, while the majority of those still in the hospital are responding favourably to treatment.

Other deaths have occurred in mainland China, Canada, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.