Two more fatalities brings Ireland’s swine flu death toll to 20

TWO more people have lost their lives after contracting the swine flu virus, bringing the total number of deaths in this country to 20.

At the latest weekly update on the global infection, Department of Health and the HSE officials confirmed the number of swine flu cases in Ireland decreased for the third week in a row.

However, despite the downturn the state’s chief medical officer, Dr Tony Holohan, said in the past seven days, two more people have died as a direct result of the virus.