H1N1: 365 NEW CASES, NO DEATH

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) -- No death from Influenza A (H1N1) was
reported Saturday, with the death toll still at 71, but 365 people were tested
positive with the virus, Health Director-General Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said.

He said 48 of the confirmed cases, including eight new patients, were in the
Intensive Care Unit of whom 37 or 77 per cent were from the high-risk group,
including children, infant, new mothers, pregnant women and those with chronic
disease, asthmatic, obesity, heart ailment and kidney problem.

Dr Mohd Ismail said a total of 442 new patients with influenza-like-illness
(ILI) were admitted to hospitals and 353 cases were discharged until 9am today.

"There are still 1,598 ILI patients being treated at 107 hospitals,
including four private hospitals, nationwide," he said in a statement here
Saturday.

He said that according to the report by the World Health Organisation, a
total of 246,173 Influenza A (H1N1) cases, including 2,890 deaths, had been
reported in 182 countries.

He advised the public to reduce their outdoor activities and wear masks, if
they had to, to prevent infection.
-- BERNAMA