Till August 23, the number of H1N1 death toll reached 102 with the additional deaths in Bago, Magway and Ayeyawady,  according to the figures from the Ministry of Health and Sports.

Out of 385 patients with Influenza Like illness, 93 patients were found to have A (H1N1), 16, A (H3N2) and 11, Influenza B. Out of 1,003 Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) patients, 396 patients were found to have A (H1N1), 32 patients, A (H3N2) and 33 patients, Influenza B.

An official of the Central Infectious Diseases Control Division under the Public Health Department said: “A total of 1,386 patients conducted the laboratory tests. There were 580 laboratory-confirmed patients. There were 102 reported deaths—66 in Yangon, 13 in Ayeyawady, nine in Bago, three each in Magway, Mon and Sagaing, two in Rakhine and one each in Kachin, Shan (south) and Taninthayi.”