A/H1N1 flu death toll in Colombia reaches 13
08:19, 29 July 2009
BOGOTA. July 29. KAZINFORM The Colombian government confirmed four new deaths from A/H1N1 flu on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 13 in the country; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
The Social Protection Ministry said three men in the capital Bogota and a woman in Cundinamarca province died of A/H1N1 flu.
The ministry said there have been 259 confirmed cases of A/H1N1 flu in the country so far, as well as 7,838 suspected cases.
The Colombian government has tightened control at hospitals and health centers to avoid a large-scale spread of the disease in the country; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
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