Global Swine Flu Deaths Almost At 5000

The World Health Organisation announced yesterday, that 5,000 people have died from swine flu infections since the A (H1N1) virus was uncovered in April of this year.

In its latest update on the flu pandemic, the UN health agency said that most of the fatal cases – 3,539 of them -were recorded in North and South America. Notably, Trinidad and Tobago, Iceland and Sudan  reported their first fatal cases over the past week. Rwanda, Mongolia, and Sao Tome & Principe also recorded swine flu cases for the first time, as the virus continued its rapid global spread.

Notably also though, the A (H1N1) influenza incidents are declining in tropical areas of the world – with the exception of Cuba and Colombia. The World Health Organisation also said that there was no significant pandemic related activity over the past week in the temperate areas of the southern hemisphere.