Flu toll above 100

The swine flu has came to its maximum in Italy, but the deaths are still increasing. The Ministry of Health has said that the deaths are 101 (27 in the Campania region). It said also that 494,915 people has been vaccinated, out of 5,030,851 available doses. More than 131,000 health care workers have been vaccinated, more or less 13%. Italian mass media have covered about a two years old  child who died in Lecce, Puglia region. Apparently, the child was healthy, before becoming infected.

A network of health care centers

Today Ferruccio Fazio, Health Deputy Minister, has announced that it has been created a network to tackle the severe cases of the flu. The government and the Regional governments have located 14 centers to give treatment to these patients because not all the Regions have the specialized units (Agi press agency).
According to Ansa press agency Professor Fazio also explained that the case-fatality rate for A/H1N1 influenza has been 0,03‰, less than seasonal influenza rate (2‰).