Thailand's death toll of the flu jumps to 65 Wednesday

The infected cases in Thailand jumped from 6,776 to 8,877, he said.

The fatalities were of altogether 27 provinces; 17 from central region, six from northeast, four from north and south each.

The ministry announced in its weekly press conference that there were 44 fatalities.

Paijit said the fatal cases have involved those who have prior medical conditions, those with weak immune system and some who sought treatment late."

Thailand has 3.39 million tablets of Tamiflu in its stock, and the Government Pharmaceutical Organization is producing another 10 million tablets, Paichit said.

The World Health Organization said Monday the worldwide death toll has reached 816 since the start of the outbreak. It has tallied more than 130,000 infections around the world.