Pretoria, Aug 4 - South Africa recorded its first death due to the influenza A(H1N1), also known as swine flu, BuaNews reported Tuesday quoting the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD).

The NICD confirmed that a 22-year-old Stellenbosch University student died from swine flu July 28.

According to a NICD report given to the department of health, the deceased showed flu-like symptoms July 20 and was treated at the campus clinic.

On July 27, the boy's condition deteriorated and he was moved to the Intensive Care Unit, where he died.

South Africa had confirmed about 480 cases of swine flu by Aug 1.