(Updates U.S. cases) May 29, (Reuters) - At least 15,600 people have been officially confirmed infected with the new H1N1 flu strain in 53 countries (with Taiwan and Hong Kong included in China). Romania, Singapore and Slovakia identified their first cases of the new H1N1 flu virus this week. Here are some details about the spread of the virus: DEATH TOLL: 113 CONFIRMED CASES: The number of confirmed cases of H1N1 is 15,608 in 53 countries. COUNTRIES MOST AFFECTED: DEATHS CASES MEXICO 95 4,974* UNITED STATES 15 8,975*** CANADA 2 1,118 COSTA RICA 1 33 JAPAN 0 364 BRITAIN 0 203 CHILE 0 199** AUSTRALIA 0 147 SPAIN 0 143 PANAMA 0 107 NOTE: * = Mexico Ministry of Health figures ** = Chilean Health authorities. ***= U.S. authorities estimate more than 100,000 cases; confirmed cases are only a sampling Sources: Reuters/WHO. WHO figures sometimes lag local confirmations covered by Reuters. (Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit;)
A worker smokes a cigarette during at a tobacco processing factory in Makassar, Indonesia's south Sulawesi province May 29, 2009. The World Health Organisation called on Tuesday for a global ban ...
