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End Of Day Summary for Monday, August 24, 2009 (from FluCount.org): There have been 479 new confirmed H1N1-related deaths since our last status report 7 days ago, for an average of 68.1 deaths per day. This represents a 5.5% increase over the number of deaths in the prior week. While a 5.5% increase may seem modest, the main difference lies in the distribution of deaths. In last week's report, the top 3 countries accounted for nearly 60% of the deaths. This week, the top 4 countries account for 60% of the deaths, implying an increase in global spread.Brazil, who added 165 deaths to their count, has now taken the top position as the nation with the most confirmed deaths, currently at 504. The United States, excluding Puerto Rico and Guam, confirmed 41 new deaths for a total of 502. India confirmed 44 new deaths during the past week, for an increase of 157%. The death toll in Argentina continues to rise, with 35 more confirmed deaths.New deaths in the United States were determined in the following states: FL (11), OR (10), CA (10), TX (1), AL (1), AZ (1), GA (1), MD (1), NC (1), NJ (1), PA (1). Additionally, Wyoming confirmed their very first swine flu death. Puerto Rico confirmed 11 new swine flu deaths, an increase of 58%.Elsewhere around the world, the count continues to rise in Australia, with 19 new confirmed deaths, or an increase of 17%. Peru reported 17 new deaths, while Thailand reported 16 new deaths, for increases of 27% and 17% respectively. South Africa confirmed 14 new deaths, representing a one-week increase of 233%. The United Kingdom and Chile both confirmed 12 more deaths.France (and French territories) reported 9 new deaths, including 5 from French Polynesia, the nation's first. Additional deaths were reported in the following nations: Mexico (7), Uruguay (7), Malaysia (5), Venezuela (5), Bolivia (5), Colombia (5), Chile (4), Spain (4), Israel (4), Canada (4), Taiwan (3), El Salvador (3), Costa Rica (2), Paraguay (2), Panama (2), Mauritius (2), Japan (2), Saudi Arabia (2), Nicaragua (1), Singapore (1), Netherlands (1).The following seven nations confirmed their first swine flu deaths: Oman (5), Kuwait (3), Cook Islands (1), Greece (1), Malta (1), United Arab Emirates (1), and Yemen (1).New To List: Belarus, Mozambique, and Kyrgyzstan have confirmed their first swine flu cases.