It ain't over: Swine flu death cases rise

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that there are now 65 confirmed deaths worldwide due to H1N1 (swine flu) virus and nearly 6500 cases.

The majority of cases are still in Mexico and the United States.

There is a meeting later Thursday to decide whether or not drugmakers should switch their focus to producing flu vaccine to deal with the swine flu outbreak instead of seasonal flu. They do not have the capacity to make both.

The WHO said Mexico has reported 2,446 confirmed cases including 60 deaths. The United States has reported 3,352 confirmed cases including 3 deaths. Canada has 389 confirmed cases and Costa Rica 8 cases, both with one death.

Other countries with confirmed cases but no deaths are Argentina (1), Australia (1), Austria (1), Brazil (8), Britain (71), China (4), Colombia (7), Cuba (1), Denmark (1), El Salvador (4), Finland (2), France (14), Germany (12), Guatemala (3), Ireland (1), Israel (7), Italy (9), Japan (4), Netherlands (3) New Zealand (7), Norway (2), Panama (29), Poland (1), Portugal (1), South Korea (3), Spain (100), Sweden (2), Switzerland (1) and Thailand (2).

Source: Yahoo News

Currently, Colorado has 48 confirmed cases of the swine flu. While 5 people have been hospitalized, there have been no confirmed deaths. All but 4 of the cases were people under the age of 40.

Cases so far are limited to Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, Eagle, Fremont, Garfield, Jefferson, La Plata and Morgan counties.

Source: 7News