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16 June 2009, 3pm: Department of Health Statement

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16 June 2009

141 further patients under investigation in England have today been confirmed with swine flu. This brings the total number of UK laboratory confirmed cases identified since April 2009 to 1461, this total does not include the clinically diagnosed cases confirmed by Scotland yesterday.