Health secretary: Death toll of confirmed, suspected swine flu cases reaches 103 in Mexico

　　The Mexican health secretary said on Sunday that the death toll of confirmed and suspected swine flu cases rose to 103, with the number of sickened cases reaching 1,614.

　　Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova updated the numbers while speaking to Televisa Mexican national television network on Sunday night.

　　Around 400 people were hospitalized out of the over 1,600 suspected cases, Cordova said.

　　The authorities are trying to confirm how many were caused by the deadly new virus strain, which has broken out in as many as seven other countries, Cordova said.

　　Mexican health officials reported 86 deaths earlier Sunday and nearly 1,400 sickened.

　　墨西哥卫生部长科尔多瓦26日晚间通过墨西哥国家电视台发表讲话说，墨全国确认和疑似死于猪流感的总人数升至103人。

　　科尔多瓦说，目前墨西哥全国疑似感染A／H1N1型猪流感病毒人数为1614人，确认和疑似死于猪流感的人数分别为22人和81人。

　　墨西哥部分地区近期暴发猪流感疫情，疫情主要集中在首都墨西哥城、墨西哥州等地区，并存在向邻国蔓延的危险。

　　猪流感是由猪流感病毒引起的一种急性呼吸道传染病，但极少传染给人。人感染猪流感病毒后，会出现高烧、精神不振、厌食、咳嗽等症状。