Swine Flu tally nears 90,000

The World Health Organization says the number of officially confirmed swine flu cases worldwide has reached 89,921.
The global body says 12,720 new cases have been reported since Wednesday — about half of them in the United States.
WHO says Britain, Chile, Mexico, Philippines also reported large numbers of new cases.
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Philippines 1st swine flu-related death

The Philippines confirmed Monday its first swine flu-related death — a 49-year-old woman who died from congestive heart failure but who also tested positive for the H1N1 virus.
The fatality is the second in the Asia-Pacific region related to swine flu, following the death of a man in Australia on Friday.
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