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Egypt's swine flu toll jumps to 240

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Sunday ,24 January 2010

Egypt's swine flu toll jumps to 240

Two more people have died of swine flu on Thursday, bringing to 240 the total number of Egyptians who have been killed by the disease, the Ministry of Health announced on Friday. 

"Two more cases, including from the Governorates of Minya and Ismailia, died on Thursday bringing the total number of deaths from A(H1N1) to 240," the Ministry said.
   The patients were being treated in Government-run hospitals but did not respond to treatment, and died, it added in a statement.