| | |  Health & Beauty | May 2009 
Flu Count Rises, but Death Count Stagnant
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| | Mexico City lowered its swine flu alert level from yellow to green on Thursday, and the mayor said "we can relax" now that there have been no new infections for a week. (11 News Houston - May 22) | |
The number of confirmed swine flu cases in Mexico jumped by over 100 to 4,008 on Thursday, but authorities continued to assure the public that the worst has passed.
The Mexican death toll from swine flu remained at 78, the Health Secretariat said in a statement.
Most of the deaths worldwide have still been in Mexico, where many of the deceased had underlying medical problems.
According to the Health Secretariat, 29.3 percent of those who died suffered from obesity, while 13.3 had cardiovascular difficulties or conditions like angina.
About 5 percent already had respiratory problems, and 10.7 percent of those who died were smokers.
Nearly half of those who died were registered within the IMSS public health system. Although some doctors have said that many of those afflicted by swine flu in Mexico did not have fevers, the Health Secretariat says that 88 percent of those who died did. Another 88 percent had coughs while 78.7 percent were wheezing. These were the most presented symptoms among those who died, according to the secretariat.
Of those who have died, only 7 presented symptoms after April 23, when the alarm was first raised.
Mexico City still has the highest number of swine flu cases. San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo and the State of Mexico follow in the Health Secretariat's tally.
Only Coahuila, in the north of the country, has yet to register any cases of the new flu strain.
The United States has surpassed Mexico with regard to cases. But only eight people have died there. |
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