(ANSA) - Rome, November 18 - A 58-year-old
Calabria man with diabetes and lung disease on Wednesday became
the 68th person in Italy to die with the H1N1 flu virus.
The flu's death doll has been rising steadily in recent
weeks with the drop in temperatures and approach of flu season,
according to the health ministry, which estimated that over 1.5
million Italians have been infected by the virus so far, up from
500,000 at the beginning of the month.
Projections from the ministry's pandemic surveillance
network say the virus is spreading at rate of 15,000 new cases
per week.