WHO: H1N1 Update
Thanks to vigilant laboratory testing (at least in part) for H1N1, the number of swine flu cases worldwide has increased by nearly 90% in the last 11 days.
The World Health Organization reports a total of 52,160 cases of H1N1 disease (up from 27,727) in 99 countries (up from 74), with a large bulk of new cases reported in the United States (3594) and Chile (1190). The number of deaths stands at 231 (up from 141), for an overall mortality rate of 0.44%.* Swine-flu-related deaths have now affected 11 countries.
|
Country |
Cases |
Deaths |
|
Australia |
2436 |
1 |
|
Costa Rica |
149 |
1 |
|
Dominican Republic |
93 |
1 |
|
Guatemala |
208 |
1 |
|
United Kingdom |
2506 |
1 |
|
Colombia |
71 |
2 |
|
Chile |
4315 |
4 |
|
Argentina |
1010 |
7 |
|
Canada |
5710 |
13 |
|
United States |
21,449 |
87 |
|
Mexico |
7624 |
113 |
* Which is slightly less than the previously calculated mortality rate of 0.5%.
