H1N1 cases, deaths continue to climb

by: CHARLES FIEGL Jun 5, 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 13,217 cases, up from about 8,000 a week ago. There are now 27 deaths linked to the swine flu. Subscribers can read our coverage, which includes Medicare billing advice, here and here.

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States and Territories*	Confirmed and Probable Cases	Deaths
Alabama	94 cases	0 deaths
Alaska	3cases	0 deaths
Arkansas	9cases	0 deaths
Arizona	547 cases	4 deaths
California	973 cases	0 deaths
Colorado	75 cases	0 deaths
Connecticut	395 cases	1 death
Delaware	142 cases	0 deaths
Florida	247 cases	0 deaths
Georgia	33 cases	0 deaths
Hawaii	115 cases	0 deaths
Idaho	16 cases	0 deaths
Illinois	1357 cases	5
Indiana	173 cases	0 deaths
Iowa	92 cases	0 deaths
Kansas	92	0 deaths
Kentucky	96	0 deaths
Louisiana	134 cases	0 deaths
Maine	17	0 deaths
Maryland	89	0 deaths
Massachusetts	787	0 deaths
Michigan	298 cases	1 death
Minnesota	82	0 deaths
Mississippi	40 cases	0 deaths
Missouri	46 cases	1 death
Montana	15 cases	0 deaths
Nebraska	60 cases	0 deaths
Nevada	128 cases	0 deaths
New Hampshire	64 cases	0 deaths
New Jersey	148 cases	0 deaths
New Mexico	108 cases	0 deaths
New York	858 cases	8 deaths
North Carolina	30 cases	0 deaths
North Dakota	23 cases	0 deaths
Ohio	35 cases	0 deaths
Oklahoma	93 cases	0 deaths
Oregon	167 cases	0 deaths
Pennsylvania	299 cases	0 deaths
Rhode Island	18 cases	0 deaths
South Carolina	60	0 deaths
South Dakota	10 cases	0 deaths
Tennessee	104 cases	0 deaths
Texas	1670 cases	3 deaths
Utah	461 cases	2 deaths
Vermont	9 cases	0 deaths
Virginia	55 cases	1 death
Washington	577 cases	1 death
Washington, D.C.	24 cases	0 deaths
West Virginia	6 cases	0 deaths
Wisconsin	2217 cases	0 deaths
Wyoming	25 cases	0 deaths
Territories
Puerto Rico	1 case	0 deaths
*TOTAL(52)**	13,217 cases	27 deaths
includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico This table will be updated each Friday at 11 AM ET. International Human Cases of H1N1 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. For more information about how these case counts are updated, see Questions & Answers About CDC's Online Reporting.

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