Novel H1N1 Mortality Rate Still Up

As of August 6th, the World Health Organization reports 1462 deaths due to the novel H1N1 swine-flu virus among a global total of 177,457 cases, for an overall mortality rate of 0.82%. The death rate as of July 31st, was 0.71%, which is up more than 60% from mid-June. Among the tabulated deaths, a steady 87% (1462) have occurred in the Americas.