H1N1 flu update

by CHARLES FIEGL on May 29, 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 roughly 8,000 cases, up from 5,000 a week ago. There are now 11 deaths linked to the swine flu. Subscribers can read our coverage, which includes Medicare billing advice, here and here.

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States*Confirmed and Probable CasesDeaths
Alabama 67 cases 0 deaths
Arkansas 12 cases 0 deaths
Arizona 532 cases 3 deaths
California 553 cases 0 deaths
Colorado 68 cases 0 deaths
Connecticut 102 cases 0 deaths
Delaware 108 cases 0 deaths
Florida 139 cases 0 deaths
Georgia 28 cases 0 deaths
Hawaii 44 cases 0 deaths
Idaho 11 cases 0 deaths
Illinois 927 cases 0 deaths
Indiana 120 cases 0 deaths
Iowa 71 cases 0 deaths
Kansas 34 cases 0 deaths
Kentucky** 38 cases 0 deaths
Louisiana 86 cases 0 deaths
Maine 9 cases 0 deaths
Maryland 44 cases 0 deaths
Massachusetts 286 cases 0 deaths
Michigan 178 cases 0 deaths
Minnesota 44 cases 0 deaths
Mississippi 8 cases 0 deaths
Missouri 24 cases 1 deaths
Montana 12 cases 0 deaths
Nebraska 35 cases 0 deaths
Nevada 50 cases 0 deaths
New Hampshire 27 cases 0 deaths
New Jersey 29 cases 0 deaths
New Mexico 97 cases 0 deaths
New York 456 cases 2 deaths
North Carolina 13 cases 0 deaths
North Dakota 6 cases 0 deaths
Ohio 15 cases 0 deaths
Oklahoma 64 cases 0 deaths
Oregon 120 cases 0 deaths
Pennsylvania 95 cases 0 deaths
Rhode Island 11 cases 0 deaths
South Carolina 39 cases 0 deaths
South Dakota 4 cases 0 deaths
Tennessee 95 cases 0 deaths
Texas 1358 cases 3 deaths
Utah 122 cases 1 deaths
Vermont 2 cases 0 deaths
Virginia 25 cases 0 deaths
Washington 575 cases 1 death
Washington, D.C. 14 cases 0 deaths
Wisconsin 1130 cases 0 deaths
TOTAL*(48) 7,927 cases 11 deaths

*includes the District of Columbia

**one case is resident of KY but currently hospitalized in GA.

This table will be updated Monday, Wednesday and 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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