Jordan reports two new swine flu deaths

Amman - The Jordanian Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported two new swine flu fatalities that raised the number of deaths in Jordan so far to 10. One of the two cases was a three and one-half year-old child who was suffering from lymph cancer, while the other was a 50-year-old man, who did not have a previous record of illness but the direct reason of his death was attributed to acute flu and lung problems.

The ministry put the total number of people who so far contracted the H1N1 virus at 2,604, of which 293 had tested positive for the disease over the past week.