The majority of deaths were in people infected with swine flu Thirty-nine people in the UK have now died with flu-like illnesses this winter, figures show.
All but three of them were infected with the H1N1 swine flu virus, while the remainder had influenza B, the Health Protection Agency data shows.
The figures were published as the government announced it is to re-launch an ad campaign to raise awareness of how to guard against flu.
Earlier this week GPs said cases had risen to 124 per 100,000 people.
The latest figures for Scotland, released on Thursday, showed 55 cases of flu per 100,000 - up from 45.8 per 100,000 in the previous week.
The HPA figures show 12 people died in....
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