May 6 (Reuters) - Here are details of the latest number of worldwide cases of the new strain of the H1N1 flu virus: COUNTRY DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES SUSPECTED CASES MEXICO 29* 942 n/a UNITED STATES 2 421 700 CANADA 0 165 0 SPAIN 0 57 63 BRITAIN 0 28 333 GERMANY 0 9 20 NEW ZEALAND 0 5 98 FRANCE 0 4 28 ITALY 0 5 13 ISRAEL 0 4 0 EL SALVADOR 0 2 2 SOUTH KOREA 0 2 12 COLOMBIA 0 1 131 SWITZERLAND 0 1 23 AUSTRIA 0 1 2 COSTA RICA 0 1 7 PORTUGAL 0 1 0 DENMARK 0 1 0 HONG KONG 0 1 0 IRELAND 0 1 0 NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 GUATEMALA 0 1 0 ARGENTINA 0 0 51 AUSTRALIA 0 0 33 BRAZIL 0 0 28 THAILAND 0 0 3 VENEZUELA 0 0 9 PERU 0 0 7 CHILE 0 0 7 PHILIPPINES 0 0 5 BELIZE 0 0 2 SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2 BENIN 0 0 1 FINLAND 0 0 1 NORWAY 0 0 1 SWEDEN 0 0 1 ------------------------------------------------ TOTAL: 31 1,654 1,583 ------------------------------------------------ NOTES: * Mexico cut its confirmed death toll from the H1N1 flu to 26, as dozens of test samples came back negative. Sources: WHO/CDC/National health authorities
A government worker cleans buildings to combat Influenza A H1N1 in downtown Mexico city May 5, 2009. The flu outbreak in Mexico could knock as much as half a percentage point ...
