May 3 (Reuters) - Mexico's government has begun to release demographic details on people infected with a new H1N1 flu virus, which could eventually help experts learn more about how deadly it is and how it spreads.
Lab tests as of Sunday confirmed 506 people in Mexico were infected with the flu strain, of whom 19 have died. However, authorities estimate that more than 100 people may have died from the swine flu virus though they have not been able to determine the cause of death in all cases.
The data is based on valid results from 1,280 samples.
Here is the latest information provided by the Mexican health ministry:
AGE PERCENT OF CASES (506 CONFIRMED)
0-9 24.1
10-19 23.7
20-29 19.4
30-39 13.6
40-49 10.1
50-59 6.7
60+ 1.8
unknown 0.6
LOCATION DEATHS
Mexico City 11
State of Mexico 2
Oaxaca 1
Tlaxcala 1
NOTES: Mexico has said it has not yet collected enough data on the outbreak to make a proper analysis of the virus' characteristics. The figures provided here could fluctuate daily.
The State of Mexico borders the capital, Oaxaca is in the south and Tlaxcala is east of the capital.
The Health Ministry said it only had data available on the locations of 15 of the 19 deaths. (Compiled by Louise Egan; Editing by Maggie Fox)