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Deaths from swine flu in UK rise, while cases fall

BMJ 2009; 339 doi: 10.1136/bmj.b4832 (Published 13 November 2009)
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  1. Andrew Cole
  1. 1London

    The number of deaths in the United Kingdom from swine flu rose substantially in the past week, although the number of new cases fell by almost a quarter.

    Speaking at the weekly press briefing on pandemic flu, England’s chief medical officer, Liam Donaldson, said that 28 people with swine flu died in the week to 9 November. The cumulative total of deaths across the UK is now 182: 124 in England, 33 in Scotland, 14 in Wales, and 11 in Northern Ireland. …

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