What are the recent statistics related to swine flu?
According to the recent most update (31 Jul 2009) released by the World Health Organization, swine flu has been reported in about 168 countries with about 9 countries newly added to the list. The number of people infected according to the official records is about 162,380 with about 1,154 deaths. However, the WHO itself believes that the actual numbers may be much more and may not have been reported due to various reasons. Nevertheless, the number of people getting infected with the swine flu is increasing at a very rapid pace which accentuates the need for prevention.
