Flu death toll in Thailand rises to 6

The Public Health Ministry on Friday afternoon revealed that a Thai man, aged 30, of Bangkok has died of H1N1 flu, adding up the death toll in Thailand to 6.

Earlier today, the ministry said another 154 Thai people were additionally listed as having had the H1N1 flu, bringing up the total to 1,710.  As of Friday morning, the death toll was 5.

The World Health Organisation today disclosed that the global death toll stood at 337 while the number of people having contracted the flu in 121 countries was over 80,000.