he dreaded H1N1 swine flu continues unabated in Brazil as the number of new cases rose by 72 to 977 confirmed cases of the disease, the Health Ministry said late Wednesday. Brazil first reported the H1N1 flu on May 8, and the numbers have increased quickly since then. One patient died after a return trip from Argentina, where the situation has deteriorated over the last several weeks.
Argentine authorities have confirmed 2,800 cases, with 70 patients dying of the respiratory disease.
In Brazil, 57% of the infections were caught during international travel, with the vast majority of them coming from Argentina.
According to the World Health Organization, there are 94,512 cases of the new flu in 122 countries as of July 6. Around 430 people have died.
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