H1N1 flu update

by: CHARLES FIEGL May 22, 2009

Here is the latest update on the H1N1 influenza virus (or, the swine flu) outbreak from the CDC. The number of reported cases has reached more than 5,000 with nine deaths. Subscribers can read our coverage, which includes Medicare billing advice, here and here.

H1N1 map

States*	Confirmed and Probable Cases	Deaths
Alabama	64 cases	1 deaths
Arkansas	3 cases	0 deaths
Arizona	488 cases	2 deaths
California	553 cases	0 deaths
Colorado	55 cases	0 deaths
Connecticut	59 cases	0 deaths
Delaware	88 cases	0 deaths
Florida	122 cases	0 deaths
Georgia	25 cases	0 deaths
Hawaii	30 cases	0 deaths
Idaho	8 cases	0 deaths
Illinois	794 cases	0 deaths
Indiana	105 cases	0 deaths
Iowa	71 cases	0 deaths
Kansas	34 cases	0 deaths
Kentucky**	20 cases	0 deaths
Louisiana	73 cases	0 deaths
Maine	9 cases	0 deaths
Maryland	39 cases	0 deaths
Massachusetts	175 cases	0 deaths
Michigan	171 cases	0 deaths
Minnesota	39 cases	0 deaths
Mississippi	5 cases	0 deaths
Missouri	20 cases	1 deaths
Montana	9 cases	0 deaths
Nebraska	28 cases	0 deaths
Nevada	33 cases	0 deaths
New Hampshire	22 cases	0 deaths
New Jersey	22 cases	0 deaths
New Mexico	68 cases	0 deaths
New York	284 cases	1 deaths
North Carolina	12 cases	0 deaths
North Dakota	5 cases	0 deaths
Ohio	13 cases	0 deaths
Oklahoma	43 cases	0 deaths
Oregon	94 cases	0 deaths
Pennsylvania	61 cases	0 deaths
Rhode Island	8 cases	0 deaths
South Carolina	36 cases	0 deaths
South Dakota	4 cases	0 deaths
Tennessee	86 cases	0 deaths
Texas	556 cases	3 deaths
Utah	116 cases	1 deaths
Vermont	1 cases	0 deaths
Virginia	23 cases	0 deaths
Washington	411 cases	1 death
Washington, D.C.	13 cases	0 deaths
Wisconsin	766 cases	0 deaths
*TOTAL(48)**	5,764 cases	9 deaths
includes the District of Columbia one case is resident of KY but currently hospitalized in GA. This table will be updated daily Monday-Friday at around 11 AM ET. International Human Cases of Swine Flu Infection See: World Health Organization . NOTE:* Because of daily reporting deadlines, the state totals reported by CDC may not always be consistent with those reported by state health departments. If there is a discrepancy between these two counts, data from the state health departments should be used as the most accurate number.

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