Argentina Confirms 1st Swine Flu Death In Infant

Argentine Health Minister Graciela Ocaña late Sunday confirmed the country’s first H1N1 – or swine flu – death. The victim was a three-month-old girl who had been born prematurely and had experienced previous lung problems.

The number of confirmed H1N1 cases in Argentina now totals 733, according to the latest Health Ministry data. Worldwide, confirmed swine flu cases totaled 37,486 as of Sunday night, with the confirmed death toll at 164.

That puts the percentage of confirmed deaths remarkably low at around 0.004% globally. The percentage is just 0.001% in Argentina.

The U.S. is easily the country most affected by the virus with almost half of the world’s confirmed cases and 45 deaths. Mexico comes in second place with 6,241 cases and 108 confirmed deaths.

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