Four More
Cases of AH1N1 Reported In the Last 24
Hours: Total Now 37
The ministerio de Salud (Costa Rican Health
Ministry) Wednesday confirmed 37 cases of
AH1N1 flu in the country and were waiting
for the test results of two "highly
possible" cases. The latest four cases were
added in the last 24 hours.
Among the new cases, Salud authorities
include a young girl suffering from asthma
and is in the Hospital Nacional de Niños
(Children's hospital) and two more at the
hospital siquiátrico (psychiatric) in Pavas.
The ministra de Salud, María Luisa Ávila,
says that although the cases are increasing
it is not the same as in places like Chile
where the number of cases have shot up.
In total 1.349 cases have been investigated
by the ministerio de Salud since April 24,
of which 1.206 have been discarded and 106
are still under investigation by the
laboratory of the Instituto Costarricense de
Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y
Salud (Inciensa).
So far, Costa Rica has reported one death
from the AH1N1 flu.
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