27 died of H1N1 flu last week

A total of 27 people died of the H1N1 influenza last week, taking the death toll from the disease on the Chinese mainland to over 730, the Health Ministry said yesterday.

There were 1,556 confirmed cases from Jan 11 to 17, of whom 348 were treated in hospital. Both figures are much smaller than those of the previous week.

Xinhua