Swine flu cases fall but deaths increase
By Tom Moberly, 13 November 2009
Consultations and estimated cases for swine flu fell last week, but the number of deaths from the virus showed a relatively sharp increase, data show.
Sir Liam Donaldson: fall in cases may be due to a half-term effect
GP consultations for influenza-like illness in England fell to 36 per 100,000, down from 37.7 the previous week. The estimated number of cases last week were 64,000, a 24% decrease on the previous week's figure (84,000).
At a press briefing in London, England's chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson said that officials were still waiting to see whether the fall in cases was due to a half-term effect. Any impact of children being away from school for a week would be expected to have an effect on figures for two weeks, he said.
DoH figures show that there has been a relatively large increase in the number of deaths related to swine flu. As of last week, there had been 182 confirmed deaths during the outbreak, a rise of 28 from the previous week.
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