However, official figures show that only about 15% of reported cases result in death.
New homes were started at the fastest rate since July 2008 in September, official figures show.
Official figures show there have been 13 cases of patients catching the legionella bacteria since 2002.
Official figures show the number of offences rising by 19% in the three years to 2007.
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Official figures show at least 42 elephants had been killed in West Bengal since 2004, he added.
The number of available hospital beds in Scotland has fallen to just over 16, 091, official figures show.
The Latin American nation's economy grew 2.7% last year, official figures show, more than the UK's 0.8% growth.
The rate of unemployment in the eurozone rose to a fresh record high in January, official figures show.
Official figures show that unemployment among Saudi males is now about 12% - unofficial estimates are even higher.
Long-term youth unemployment has increased almost fourfold in a year, official figures show.
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The latest official figures show 148, 000 people out of work in Scotland - 6, 000 more than the previous figure.
Official figures show that drug use in England and Wales is at its lowest rate under current measurements since 1996.
Official figures show Lough Fea in County Tyrone had the highest recorded snowfall in the UK on Friday with 30cms.
But official figures show a large proportion of people entering the country in that period were not subject to immigration control.
The US economy added a further 155, 000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate held steady at 7.8%, official figures show.
Official figures show that annual net migration to the UK in 2010 was 252, 000 - the highest calendar year figure on record.
The proportion of teenagers achieving at least five good GCSEs including English and maths has fallen for the first time, official figures show.
Official figures show that 2, 001 people received deportation orders during the first four months of the year, but only 677 were actually removed.
Brazil's biggest city, Sao Paulo, saw 176 killings in October, more than double the number in the same period last year, official figures show.
The official figures show that overall, the picture is confusing, with regional variations that are so large it is almost impossible to draw general conclusions.
At least 618 rhinos have been poached in South Africa in 2012, nearly double the number of those killed in 2010, latest official figures show.
The number of households where no adult aged 16 to 64 is in work has fallen for the second year in a row, official figures show.
The number of routine NHS operations and treatments carried out by the private sector has risen by more than 10% in a year, official figures show.
Official figures show investment by the private sector in fixed assets such as factory buildings and machinery grew nearly threefold between 2000 and 2005 (see chart).
Separately, official figures show that the sale of Mitsubishi brand vehicles plunged by 56.8% in August to 2, 946 units following a 60% drop a month earlier.
Retail sales in Japan rose in December at their fastest pace in more than a year, official figures show, as consumer spending recovers after the earthquake and tsunami in March.
Official figures show that global consumption of fish and seafood per person is rising steeply - but research also reveals that much of what gets sold turns out to be not as described on the packet.
She points to the latest official figures which show the annual rate of successful prosecutions across England and Wales running at less than 100.
The latest official figures for England show that the number of patients starting physiotherapy rose by 26% in the four years to 1995.
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