Romania Registers 16 Deaths, 4,245 AH1N1 Infections

Romania has registered 16 fatalities so far in patients infected with the AH1N1 virus and 132 new cases of infection were reported within the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 4,245, the Health Ministry said Thursday.

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The largest number of new infections was reported in Bucharest (42), Bacau (12), Cluj (8), Suceava and Ilfov (6 each), the ministry said.

Romania has extended its swine flu vaccination campaign to people suffering from chronic illnesses because all the AH1N1-related deaths in the country occurred in patients with such illnesses, Health Ministry state secretary Adrian Streinu Cercel said Wednesday.

Starting next week, family physicians will start vaccinating chronic patients over 16 who suffer from respiratory illnesses, diabetes, heart disease, cirrhosis, liver disease, HIV and also people with obesity.

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