SARS Causes 2 More Fatalities in Toronto
From Times Wire Reports
Toronto reported two more deaths from severe acute respiratory syndrome, raising the Canadian toll to 33. The Ministry of Health in Ontario said a 66-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man had died. Toronto is the only place outside Asia where the virus has claimed lives.
Worldwide, the virus has killed nearly 780 people and infected more than 8,400 in 30 countries. Canadian health officials said Friday that they would expand a program that screens arriving international airline passengers for SARS.
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