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A/H1N1 flu death toll rises to 53 on mainland

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-11-17 10:22

The Chinese mainland has reported 69,160 confirmed cases of A/H1N1 flu, with 53,612 cases recovered and 53 dead as of Sunday, according to China's Ministry of Health, chinanews.cn reported.

The State Administration of Food and Drug has approved 252 batches of 43 million vaccines. The Chinese mainland received 33 million of the batches and 16 million people had been vaccinated as of Sunday, according to the report.