Global swine flu caseload rises to nearly 10,000: WHO

The global tally of confirmed swine flu cases rose by 1,001 in a day to 9,830 in 40 countries, with 79 deaths, the World Health Organisation said today.

Some 545 of the new cases and four of the additional deaths recorded since yesterday were reported by Mexico, while 409 new cases and one additional death was reported by the United States, data posted on the WHO's website showed.