<p>In an update to reporters, Health Minister Nicola Roxon said the country had 3,199 officially confirmed cases of influenza A(H1N1) virus as of Thursday afternoon.<br /><br />Of them, 168 have been hospitalized. Thirty-six people were still in hospitals and 13 in intensive care units, she said.<br /><br />"Those who have been in hospital mostly have been people with existing conditions," she added.<br /><br />So far three Australians have died from swine flu - one in South Australia and two in Victoria.<br /><br />Roxon said guidelines have been released for the treatment of indigenous Australians, who might be particularly susceptible.<br /><br />The government was deploying anti-viral medication to rural and remote areas to treat indigenous Australians, if necessary, she said.</p>
<p>In an update to reporters, Health Minister Nicola Roxon said the country had 3,199 officially confirmed cases of influenza A(H1N1) virus as of Thursday afternoon.<br /><br />Of them, 168 have been hospitalized. Thirty-six people were still in hospitals and 13 in intensive care units, she said.<br /><br />"Those who have been in hospital mostly have been people with existing conditions," she added.<br /><br />So far three Australians have died from swine flu - one in South Australia and two in Victoria.<br /><br />Roxon said guidelines have been released for the treatment of indigenous Australians, who might be particularly susceptible.<br /><br />The government was deploying anti-viral medication to rural and remote areas to treat indigenous Australians, if necessary, she said.</p>
