UK New cases jump 50%, with children under four hit hardest

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New cases of swine flu jump 50%, with children under four the hardest hit By

Hope Last updated at 9:13 PM on 29th October 2009

The number of new cases of swine flu rose by almost 50 per cent last week.

And the total of seriously ill victims needing intensive care reached its

highest level yet.

Latest figures show an estimated 78,000 new cases of swine flu, up from 53,000

in the week before.

An estimated 521,000 people have caught swine flu in England alone since the

pandemic began, according to the Health Protection Agency...

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