A total of 27 Chinese died of the A/H1N1 influenza last week, bringing the death toll of the disease on the Chinese mainland over 730 people, Xinhua quoted the Health Ministry as saying. According to the ministry's weekly report, the country confirmed 1,556 cases of the flu from Jan. 11 to 17. Among them, 348 have been treated in hospital. Both figures are much smaller than those of the previous week. From Jan. 4 to 10, 2,173 cases were reported, including 51 deaths. According to the latest report, the disease had killed at least 737 people by Jan. 17. As of Tuesday, more than 64.7 million Chinese people had been inoculated with the A/H1N1 flu vaccine.
