US and Canadian swine flu deaths revised upwards
From correspondents in Washington | June 20, 2009
THE swine flu pandemic has killed 100 people in Canada and the US, figures released by US and Canadian health authorities show.
Eighty-seven people died from the disease in the US, the Centres for Disease Control reported, adding that there were 21,449 confirmed cases.
The figures are a jump from the previous report on June 12, when 44 people were reported dead and 17,855 cases were confirmed.
In Canada, the world's third most affected country, health authorities reported a 13th death and 5710 confirmed cases of A(H1N1) flu.
In Mexico, where the flu strain was first spotted, authorities reported 113 killed by the disease and the number of confirmed infections at more than 7000.
The most recent World Health Organisation data, released on Thursday, showed that swine flu has infected nearly 40,000 people around the world in 89 countries and territories, causing 167 deaths since late March.
Some affected countries no longer keep track of all cases according to the UN health agency, while others do not report for each of the thrice-weekly bulletins
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