Deaths in Japan related to the swine flu epidemic reached 100 after the Kyoto Municipal Government said Dec. 6 that a man with an underlying illness who was vaccinated three weeks ago died after being infected by the H1N1 virus.

The 74-year-old man, who was running a fever of more than 38 degrees Celsius,, tested positive for type A influenza Dec. 4 and was given the antiviral drug Tamiflu.

He collapsed at home around 10:30 a.m. Dec. 5 and died 6 ours later in a hospital, city officials said.

His swine flu infection was confirmed Dec. 6 by virus gene analysis, they said.

According to the municipal government, the man had two chronic diseases — malignant lymphoma and diabetes. He was vaccinated for swine flu Nov. 16.