There have now been 20 confirmed cases of the H1N1 swine flu virus in the province. The latest cases are two children - a boy and a girl - and a woman in her 40s from the Moncton area.
Deputy chief medical officer of health, Dr. Paul Van Buynder, says so far only one person has required hospitalization -- a woman in her 30s from northern New Brunswick ---and she is recovering. He says between 100 and 200 people from New Brunswick die each year due to the regular flu season.
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