Holidays sees rise in swine flu in Scotland
Swine flu cases on the rise but no need to fear, warns Nicola Sturgeon
Jan 1 2010 By Katrine Bussey http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/s...wine-flu-cases-increase-by-15-86908-21935042/
THE number of people believed to have caught swine flu in Scotland rose by almost 15 per cent last week.
An estimated 7240 people caught the infection in the past seven days - a 14.7 per cent increase on the previous week's total of 6310.
But Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said the number of people infected tended to fluctuate from week to week and that the number of cases has generally been in decline.
She said this week's rise does not mean the pandemic is growing again.
A total of 62 people with swine flu have died since H1N1 hit Scotland.
This week's figures show the rate of GP consultations for flu-like illnesses was 113.3 per 100,000, up from last week's rate of 97.4 per 100,000.
The number of samples testing positive for H1N1 increased f rom 14.8 per cent to 17.9 per cent.
As of Wednesday, a total of 1474 swine flu victims have needed hospital treatment, with 35 people admitted to hospital in the last week.
About 45 per cent of pregnant women and 45 per cent of at-risk under-65s have been vaccinated against swine flu, as have 38 per cent of people aged 65 or above and in a priority group.
Swine flu cases on the rise but no need to fear, warns Nicola Sturgeon
Jan 1 2010 By Katrine Bussey http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/s...wine-flu-cases-increase-by-15-86908-21935042/
THE number of people believed to have caught swine flu in Scotland rose by almost 15 per cent last week.
An estimated 7240 people caught the infection in the past seven days - a 14.7 per cent increase on the previous week's total of 6310.
But Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said the number of people infected tended to fluctuate from week to week and that the number of cases has generally been in decline.
She said this week's rise does not mean the pandemic is growing again.
A total of 62 people with swine flu have died since H1N1 hit Scotland.
This week's figures show the rate of GP consultations for flu-like illnesses was 113.3 per 100,000, up from last week's rate of 97.4 per 100,000.
The number of samples testing positive for H1N1 increased f rom 14.8 per cent to 17.9 per cent.
As of Wednesday, a total of 1474 swine flu victims have needed hospital treatment, with 35 people admitted to hospital in the last week.
About 45 per cent of pregnant women and 45 per cent of at-risk under-65s have been vaccinated against swine flu, as have 38 per cent of people aged 65 or above and in a priority group.
