MEXICO CITY (AFP) ? Mexico has recorded a big jump in swine flu cases with almost 1,000 new infections identified in five days, taking the total number soaring above the 17,000 mark, the health ministry said Tuesday.
"As of yesterday (Monday) evening the number of confirmed cases of A(H1N1) in the country was 17,416, of which 146 have died," the ministry said in a statement.
There were no new fatalities among the new cases but the updated figure represented a large rise from July 30 when the official number of infections was 16,296, as well as 146 deaths.
"As of yesterday (Monday) evening the number of confirmed cases of A(H1N1) in the country was 17,416, of which 146 have died," the ministry said in a statement.
There were no new fatalities among the new cases but the updated figure represented a large rise from July 30 when the official number of infections was 16,296, as well as 146 deaths.