Two people die of "swine flu" in Georgia

Two people died of "swine flu" (H1N1) in Georgia.

Georgian Bureau of Report quotes Amiran Gamkrelidze, the Director-General of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health of Georgia,as saying that the lab tests showed the H1N1 virus as the cause of death.

"At present, influenza A and B flu viruses have spread across Georgia. The indicators of flu infection are lower in yearly comparison," Gamkrelidze said.

The H1N1 virus spread in Georgia at the beginning of last year, when 22 people died of the virus.