A Dane in his early 60s and another in his 30s, both suffering from undisclosed, serious chronic illnesses have died of the H1N1 virus, according to the National Board of Health. The 30-year-old died last week, while the 60-year-old died on Wednesday of this week bringing the number of Danes to die of the infection to three.

Over 100,000 Danes are currently said to be suffering from H1N1, with 200,000 having been affected since the epidemic started several weeks ago.

Globally some 7,000 people have died as a result of the H1N1 pandemic, some 640 of whom are Europeans and 214 of whom have died in Britain.