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Colombian health authorities raised the number of fatalities
following an AH1N1 infection to 23 after five victims were confirmed to
have died from the virus.
According to the National Health Institute, 367 people in Colombia are now confirmed to have been affected by the virus. This nuber includes the fataliities.
Four of the deaths occurred in the capital Bogota. One person died of the so-called swine flu in Pitalito, Huila.
Family and friends of the fatal victims are being tested for contamination.
