Australia:
Children hardest hit by swine flu pandemic
By Kate Sikora and Clenentine Cuneo
July 16, 2009 11:31pm
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25794742-911,00.html
A NINE-year-old Sydney boy has died from swine flu as it emerged 94 children aged under five were admitted to hospital in the past week.
The state’s death toll from the deadly H1N1 virus doubled from five to 10 yesterday.
A staggering number of children are falling ill, making up the bulk of hospitalisations, The Daily Telegraph reports.
94 children under five in hospital
NSW death toll doubles to 10
Third of people in ICU have swine flu