29 H1N1 flu deaths confirmed

HEALTH OFFICIALS   confirmed on Wednesday, June 22 that the death toll related  A-H1N1 flu virus has risen to 29.

To date 1,422  have been hospitalized, of which 406 patients remain under care.

Since April 22, 205,000 doses of influenza vaccine have been given to citizens in the country.

“There is a large percentage of the population which has been vaccinated” saidGeneral Health Director Itza Barahona de Mosca

The official called for the population not  yet vaccinated to be patient and reiterated that a million additional doses have been purchased.