Archive for December 20th, 2009

Havana - Swine flu has claimed 41 lives on the Caribbean island of Cuba, President Raul Castro announced on Sunday. A total of 973 persons have been infected by the H1N1 virus, he said. ...
Ahmedabad, Dec 20 (PTI) Two more persons died due to swine flu in Gujarat today, taking the statewide death toll due to the disease to 71, health officials here said.
After weeks of shortages, swine flu vaccine is plentiful enough that nearly half the states now say everyone can get it, not just people in high-risk groups.
TRENTON — It's now easier to get the swine flu vaccine in New Jersey.
Ahmedabad, Dec 20 (PTI) Two more persons died due to swine flu in Gujarat today, taking the statewide death toll due to the disease to 71, health officials here said.
Agra, Dec 20 : With one more person dying of suspected swine flu, raising the toll to two in the Taj City, residents here are concerned about the lack of adequate and affordable medical services.
Chandigarh, Dec 20 : Following a spurt in swine flu cases this month, the Chandigarh health authorities have declared the contagion as 'community spread', officials here said Sunday.
Jammu, Dec 20 (PTI) A 7-year-old boy today tested positive for swine flu, taking the total number of positive cases for the virus at 52 in Jammu and Kashmir, State Health Department officials said here.
 
Sunday, December 20th, 2009
The amount of global swine flu deaths surged past the 10,000 mark eight months after the virus was unearthed in April, the World Health Organization announced Friday, although reported cases are lessening.Early numbers implied that the mortality rate had not gone downhill as the flu virus plowed
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri has been “incredibly lucky” that only 11 of an estimated 10,000 U.S. deaths from swine flu are attributed to residents of the state, a health official said.