The Spanish Health and Social Policy Ministry announced that a total of 115 people have lost their lives due to A/H1N1 flu in the country, 27 deaths more than the last report for last week.

According to the ministry, the mortality rate of the disease is of 0.14 deaths per 1000 infected patients.

It was also anticipated by the ministry that there were 160,807 cases of clinic flu and 96.42 percent of them have been positive for A/H1N1 flu, which means 155,051 people are infected with flu in the country.

The Ministry said, “The week from Nov. 8 to Nov. 14 saw increasing emergency treatment of A/H1N1 flu, from 327.92 per 100,000 cases the week before to 359.85 per 100,000 cases.”

While talking to reporters, Health Minister Trinidad Jimenez said, “The rate could be of 400 cases per 100,000 cases during November and December.”

According to the ministry, most of the A/H1N1 flu patients have reported few symptoms and have a favorable response to the treatments.