20 positive H1N1 cases in Wassit

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: Twenty confirmed H1N1 cases have been registered in Wassit, in addition to a number of suspected cases in the province, a source from the Wassit health department said on Wednesday. “Medical tests coming from the central laboratory in Baghdad unveiled 20 new Swine Flu cases in Wassit,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “There are 12 cases in al-Karama hospital, 3 in al-Zahraa hospital in Kut, five cases in al-Shaheed Fayroz hospital in al-Hay district, south of Kut,” he explained. Kut, the capital of Wassit, is 180 km southeast of Baghdad. SH (P) 1