Twenty-nine people have now died in the UK after contracting swine flu, the Government has announced. Twenty-six people have died in England and three in Scotland, including a tourist with significant underlying medical conditions who died at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness on Wednesda
y night. The wife of former prime minister Tony Blair, Cherie Blair, has pulled out of a series of public engagements while she battles the virus. NHS South East Coast said it was investigating a case but could not confirm whether it was that of an apparently healthy six-year-old boy, who according to some reports died on Wednesday after contracting the virus. Figures show that the number of patients in hospital with swine flu has doubled in the last week, while visits to GPs and the number of calls to NHS Direct have also shot up. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) estimates there were 55,000 new cases of swine flu in England in the last week, including people visiting GPs and those who are looking after themselves at home. Up to 85,000 people could be currently affected, the HPA modelling shows.
y night. The wife of former prime minister Tony Blair, Cherie Blair, has pulled out of a series of public engagements while she battles the virus. NHS South East Coast said it was investigating a case but could not confirm whether it was that of an apparently healthy six-year-old boy, who according to some reports died on Wednesday after contracting the virus. Figures show that the number of patients in hospital with swine flu has doubled in the last week, while visits to GPs and the number of calls to NHS Direct have also shot up. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) estimates there were 55,000 new cases of swine flu in England in the last week, including people visiting GPs and those who are looking after themselves at home. Up to 85,000 people could be currently affected, the HPA modelling shows.For further Details Visit At:www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5iei0Y91EdBFO6gakzBj9RnaHUzlQ
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