MSNBC reports that the World Health Organization (WHO) reported 625 deaths in the past week alone from the novel H1N1 swine flu virus. That's a big jump from previous weeks and confirms fears that there will be many more cases and deaths from the virus this fall and winter.
The World Health Organization says at least 625 people have been reported dead from swine flu in the last week. That's more than 20 percent of the 2,837 known deaths since the novel virus first emerged in Mexico and the United States earlier this year.
Most of the deaths are in the Western Hemisphere, though the disease is in full-blown global epidemic mode.
WHO said Friday that laboratory-confirmed cases of the disease have now reached 254,206.
The number of H1N1 swine flu cases is expected to soar this fall. The CDC reported today that the number of people who have died from swine flu so far in the U.S. has increased to 593. You can find a list of swine flu resources here.
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