Death toll from virus climbs to 26
By Meng Fan | Updated: 2008-05-06 07:12
A lethal virus has now claimed 26 lives with the reported number of sufferers exceeding 8,531, the Ministry of Health said yesterday.
All were aged below 6, with the majority being under 2, the Xinhua News Agency quoted the ministry as saying.
The latest death was announced yesterday morning in Zhejiang province. So far, Guangdong has reported three deaths and Anhui, 22.
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