1:00pm Wednesday 21st October 2009
By PA News
AS the mass swine flu immunisation programme is rolled out today (October 21), we examine the numbers associated with the infection.
• 106 - There have been 106 swine flu-related deaths across the UK, with 83 deaths in England, 15 in Scotland, four in Wales and four in Northern Ireland.
• 37,000 - The number of people estimated to have contracted the virus so far in the UK.
• 4,735 - As of October 11, there were 4,735 swine flu-related deaths reported worldwide to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
• 400,000 - Over the same period there have been around 400,000 confirmed cases of swine flu, the WHO states.
• 40 - The worldwide swine flu outbreak is officially the first flu pandemic for 40 years.
• 50 million - The estimated number of swine flu vaccination doses expected to be administered UK-wide by the end of the year.
• 2 million - Around two million frontline health and social care workers are to be offered the vaccine.
• 24 - The swine flu virus can live on a hard surface such as door handles and hand rails for 24 hours.
• 5 - A person is infectious with swine flu for five days after symptoms have developed.
• 250,000-500,000 - These figures are the estimates of the amount of people who die each year from seasonal flu.
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