The baby of the first person in the UK to die after contracting swine flu has also died.

Jacqui Fleming, 38, of Glasgow, died in hospital on Sunday, two weeks after giving birth to Jack, who was 11 weeks premature.

An NHS Greater Glasgow spokesman confirmed the boy died in hospital in Paisley but stressed he did not die from swine flu.

A statement issued on behalf of Ms Fleming's partner, William McCann, reads: "My beautiful son was born on June 1, 2009, 11 weeks early.

"He suffered from a number of complications and despite his brave fight he passed away at the Special Care Baby Unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.

"Coming so soon after the death of his mum, this is an extremely distressing and difficult time for our family and I would ask the media to respect our privacy as we try to cope with the loss of Jacqueline and Jack."

Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "The death of baby Jack, especially coming so soon after the death of his mother, is a tragedy and I extend my deepest condolences to their family and friends for this unimaginably painful loss."

Ms Fleming lived with her two other children - one aged 18 and one of primary school age - and her long-term partner in the family home in Carnwadric, Glasgow.

The mother, who was in intensive care at the Royal Alexandra, was one of 10 people being treated in hospital in Scotland.

Hers is the first death reported outside the Americas, where at least 145 people have been killed by swine flu.

Professor Hugh Pennington, a bacteriologist at Aberdeen University, said the first swine flu death in the UK was not unexpected.

He said: "It does not point to the virus getting nastier. All the evidence to date suggests the virus is not changing at all."

Meanwhile, the Health Protection Agency has said another 59 patients in England have been confirmed with swine flu. Along with another 71 diagnosed cases in Scotland, it brings the UK total to 1,391.

On Friday, Health Secretary Andy Burnham urged people not to panic after the World Health Organisation announced the swine flu outbreak was now a pandemic, the first in more than 40 years.

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