WHO raises tally of flu cases

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-03-2009 09:28

The World Health Organization or WHO has raised its tally of confirmed human cases of A/H1N1 flu to 615 from 365 and, expects the alert level to reach phase six, the maximum.

Michael Ryan, WHO Director of Global Alert and Response of the World Health Organization (WHO), looks on prior to a press conference about the A H1N1 Flu at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, May 2, 2009. (AP Photo/KEYSTONE/Martial Trezzini)

So far, there have been 17 confirmed deaths worldwide.

The World Health Organization's alert level remains at phase five of six, meaning a global outbreak is imminent.

The WHO says it has sent 2.4 million treatments of the anti-flu drug Tamiflu to 72 developing countries. So far, 15 countries have now reported laboratory-confirmed cases.