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New Zealand and Israel became the latest countries on Tuesday to be hit by the new strain of swine flu that has caused fatalities in Mexico and also spread to the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Here are the current totals of cases and deaths:
Country list (confirmed cases in bold, suspected cases other)
MEXICO
26, 2,500* (159 fatalities)
U.S.
65, 0**
CANADA
0, 13
NEW ZEALAND
3, 8
SPAIN
0, 2
ISRAEL
2, 1
BRITAIN
2, 0
AUSTRALIA
0, 89
BRAZIL
0, 20
FRANCE
0, 20
CHILE
0, 24
DENMARK
0, 11
SWITZERLAND
0, 9
AUSTRIA
0, 5
COLOMBIA
0, 4
GERMANY
1, 6
NORWAY
0, 1
SOUTH KOREA
0, 1
GUATEMALA
0, 3
COSTA RICA
0, 2
EL SALVADOR
0 , 2
Notes:
* Mexico's death toll figure is for deaths that authorities in that country suspect were caused by swine flu. The country's figure for confirmed cases of the disease is the figure given to date by the World Health Organization. The number of suspected cases has been given by the Mexican Health Ministry.
** The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has reported 64 confirmed cases. Authorities in Indiana have reported one additional case.
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