Geneva, Aug 5 (Xinhua) The influenza A (H1N1) pandemic, better known as swine flu, has caused a total of 1,154 deaths worldwide, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.

Of all the deaths, 1,008 occurred in the Americas, 65 in Southeast Asia, 41 in Europe, 39 in the Western Pacific region and one in the Eastern Mediterranean region, the UN agency said in a latest update of the situation.

It said 168 countries and overseas territories/communities have reported at least one laboratory-confirmed infection of the new virus as of July 31, and all continents are affected.

The tally of accumulated cases worldwide stands at 162,380, according to the agency.