Mexico Swine Flu Deaths Now At 56

The death toll in Mexico from the Swine flu outbreak has now risen to 56 – Mexico’s health ministry said today – as results of tests on people who died in recent weeks continue to come in.

According to Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova, Mexico has had a total of 2,059 cases of the swine flu distributed throughout all but three of the country’s 32 states.

A total of 30 countries have reported cases of the swine flu, which has killed people in Canada, the United States, Costa Rica and of course, Mexico.