116 die in China in five days per A/H1N1

[Tonka]

http://www.exonline.com.mx/diario/noticia/global/asia/en_cinco_dias_mueren_116_chinos_por_a/h1n1/810287

16-December-2009
116 die in China in five days per A/H1N1
EFE
(08:33 p.m.)
Of the seven "949 cases of influenza A is detected in that same period, 30 percent were other hospitalizations,China reported 116 new deaths from influenza A
Beijing, Dec 17 (EFE) .- The Chinese health ministry reported 116 deaths from the flu AH1N1 in the week December 7 to 13, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
Of the 7949 cases of influenza A is detected in that same period, 30 percent were hospitalized.

The latest death toll from influenza A that had carried the Chinese government was 194 deaths for a total of 100,000 infected on Thursday 10 December.

So far, more than 36.7 million people in China were vaccinated against influenza AH1N1, while other 74.5 million doses of vaccine were approved for use, said the ministry.

She recalled that China faces a stronger control of influenza A due to the proximity of the Chinese New Year holiday and Spring Festival, in which most Chinese traveling to visit relatives .
JGL

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: 116 die in China in five days per A/H1N1

"- China's H1N1 flu death toll has leapt by more than a third in recent days to 442, the health ministry said Wednesday, just days after the government warned of a holiday-season spike in infections."

http://health.asiaone.com/Health/News/Story/A1Story20091216-186313.html