Two more Scotts die from swine flu

The government has yesterday confirmed the deaths of two more Scottish nationals from the deadly swine flu virus that has been sweeping the world. This news comes just a couple of days after two more deaths were confirmed of people dieing after contracting the illness. The latest two were a 48-year-old man from the Glasgow area and an 81-year-old Fife woman. Police have said that they will not be releasing any more information on the two at the request of both families, but did say the man had other illnesses that contributed to his death while the elderly lady, H1N1 was a major factor in the cause of her death.

Since the first cases of swine flu in Scotland there has now been a total of 14 deaths. Most of those that have come down with the flu have been given medication which has helped restore them back to full health. The health secretary, Nicola Sturgeon, said that vaccination is the way forward with swine flu and the country is due to start phase one of their programme later this month.

As figures drop around the world on estimates of how many people have actually contracted the virus, last week being 6,800 compared to the previous of 13,800, Scotland has actually seen the highest intake of patients with swine flu since the outbreak began. Last week, 36 people were admitted to hospitals in Scotland and confirmed to have the H1N1 virus. This has brought the total number of people who have been infected in Scotland to 208.