A nursing college student has died in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province after contracting swine flu (H1N1) virus, a report quoting health officials said.

The death of the female student is the first caused by the H1N1 virus in two years, said the Arab News report.

The Health Ministry has announced one more death due to Mers virus and four infections on Saturday.

“While the student tested negative for the coronavirus, her tests came back positive for the H1N1 virus,” health officials said.