Swine flu cases rise as 2 die in N Ireland

Number of new cases of swine flu in last week rises eight per cent to 84,000

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The number of new cases of swine flu in the last week rose eight per cent from the previous week, to 84,000 new cases.

There have also been two new deaths in Northern Ireland from the H1N1 virus, reports have said today, with 105 people dying in England from the virus since it broke out.

Data from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) found the highest number of cases of the flu-like illness was in the one-to four-year-old age group, and as of yesterday morning there were 848 patients in hospital with swine flu.

It also estimated a cumulative total number of cases of 621,000 since the pandemic began.

Internationally it is believed 6,255 have died globally from the virus, and in the last seven days, the total number of deaths reported globally has increased by five per cent - compared to the 12 per cent increase reported last week.