
At least 12 people have died of swine flu in Russia since last month, according to AFP calculations based on the statements of regional health authorities, as the virus gains ground in the country.
Four swine flu-related deaths were recorded in the southern region of Rostov among the 120 reported cases of the virus in the area, authorities said Tuesday.
These latest cases follow the deaths of four adults and one child from the virus in the nearby region of Dagestan, and the deaths of two infected patients in Yekaterinburg and the southern region of Adygea.
State media reported another deadly case of the virus -- also known as H1N1 -- in the northern city of Novy Urengoy in mid-December.
Top state doctor Anna Popova told Russian news agencies that the number of people infected with swine flu would "inevitably" grow next month.
Three people died of swine flu in Armenia since the start of the year, authorities of the Caucasian country said last week.
Authorities in neighbouring Georgia said earlier this week that a first deadly case of the virus had been reported in the country's west.
In nearby Iran, the virus has left 112 dead and forced the hospitalisation of more than 1,000 since mid-November, authorities said late last month.
A major H1N1 outbreak sparked a World Health Organization pandemic alert in June 2009, after the virus emerged from Mexico and the United States.
The outbreak killed some 18,500 people in 214 countries. The alert was lifted in August 2010.
Source: AFP
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