Country by country spread of flu outbreak

Mexico's flu outbreak appeared to be easing with a fall in serious cases, the government said, but world health officials still say the unpredictable virus could still become a pandemic.

Here are details of the latest number of worldwide cases of the new strain of the H1N1 flu virus:

COUNTRY DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES SUSPECTED CASES

MEXICO 101* 506 2,500

UNITED STATES 1 226 0

CANADA 0 73 0

SPAIN 0 44 67

BRITAIN 0 18 716

GERMANY 0 8 20

NEW ZEALAND 0 5 81

ISRAEL 0 4 4

FRANCE 0 2 28

ITALY 0 2 13

EL SALVADOR 0 2 2

COLOMBIA 0 1 108

SOUTH KOREA 0 1 12

SWITZERLAND 0 1 27

AUSTRIA 0 1 2

COSTA RICA 0 1 2

DENMARK 0 1 0

HONG KONG 0 1 0

IRELAND 0 1 0

NETHERLANDS 0 1 0

AUSTRALIA 0 0 35

ARGENTINA 0 0 28

BRAZIL 0 0 15

VENEZUELA 0 0 9

PERU 0 0 7

GUATEMALA 0 0 3

CHILE 0 0 2

BELIZE 0 0 2

SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 2

BENIN 0 0 1

FINLAND 0 0 1

NORWAY 0 0 1

SWEDEN 0 0 1