Manama (Bahrain), Aug 31 (DPA) A southeast Asian woman became the first person to die of swine flu in Bahrain, health officials in Manama said Sunday.

The deceased was a woman in her thirties from Southeast Asia who was brought to Salmaniya Medical Complex in critical condition, said Mohammed Amin al-Awadhi, chief of medical staff at the country's main hospital.

Sources told the German Press Agency dpa that the deceased was a 30-year-old Filipino woman who was brought to the hospital Wednesday.

Health officials were reportedly coordinating with the Philippine embassy in Manama to identify the woman and determine how she entered the country.