Jordan on Wednesday confirmed its eighth A/H1N1 flu-related death. A 13-year-old boy died on Tuesday after being admitted into the military-run Princess Haya Hospital in the southern governorate of Aqaba, said a statement released by the Health Ministry. The boy reported to several healthcare centers across the governorate before being diagnosed with the disease at the hospital on Oct. 31, according to the statement. The teenager suffered from high fever, coughing and breathing difficulties, in addition to low blood sugar levels, it said. As of Wednesday, the number of A/H1N1 flu cases registered in the Arab kingdom hit 2,311 since the discovery of the first case in June, according to the Health Ministry. The World Health Organization said on Friday that the number of A/H1N1 flu deaths has reached more than 5,700 worldwide since the virus was first discovered in April. 