H1N1: 14 NEW CASES REPORTED, NO DEATH

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- No death from Influenza A (H1N1) was reported
in the last 24 hours up to 8am Tuesday but 14 new cases were detected, Deputy
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said.

Of the 14 cases, 13 were from three clusters while the remaining case was
sporadic or isloated, he said.

One was in the ICU and the rest were receiving outpatient treatment.

"The accumulated number of Influenza A (H1N1) in Malaysia as at 8am this
morning was 1,460, with eight deaths. Of the 1,460 case, 574 or 39.4 per cent
were imported and 886, local transmissions," he said after chairing the meeting
of the National Inter-Ministerial Committee on the H1N1 Pandemic here.

He said 1,410 of the patients had recovered and only 27 were still getting
antiviral treatment in the hospitals, with 10 cases in intensive care, while 23
were receiving antiviral treatment at home.

He said three of the patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) had high-risk
factors with one being obese, one having just given birth and the third having
low immunity.
-- BERNAMA