June 9, 2009 (Part 5); DLSU has 4 new A(H1N1) cases

This is an official news from the Department of Health.

The Health department today has confirmed 8 new cases of A(H1N1) over the last 24 hours, bringing the total of the country's cases to 54.

Health secretary Francisco Duque III said that they are really expecting the number to increase because of the aggressive contact tracing that the Health department is doing right now and he also said that the hospitals are ready for this situation.

He also pointed out that the new cases are similar to the previous ones, saying that they are just mild in nature, very similar to the cases seen in other affected cases.

The eight new confirmed cases include seven Filipinos and one foreigner. Four are males and four are females with an age range of 16-44 years old. Six of the new cases are students of the De La Salle University, bringing the school's total to 13 confirmed cases, while one is the first confirmed case from the College of Saint Benilde, also in Taft Avenue, Manila.

Two of the eight confirmed cases had a history of travel. The said cases travelled to the US.

Duque also pointed out that all new cases responded positively to the treatment.

Since May 1st, the DOH has monitored a total of 599 CUO's. Of these, 54 were positive A(H1N1) cases, 148 have pending laboratory results, and 397 were negative for A(H1N1) and have been discarded. There are 58 new Cases Under Observation (CUOs) today.

In their latest report dated June 8, the WHO reported 25,288 cases and 138 deaths from 73 reporting countries. The case fatality rate is 0.55%. Cayman's Islands, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago and United Arab Emirates are the newest countries with confirmed A(H1N1) cases.

There you have it! Take care you guys! Just pray that the virus won't hit you.

God bless you guys! Stay safe! Peace out! The Wizard was here...:)

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