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The Centers for Disease Control have reduced their reporting of swine flu / novel H1N1 cases to once a week, on Friday. We will attempt to keep our readers updated during the week by posting data from various state sites. States marked in this color are those which have stopped posting their case numbers on line, or the numbers are not easily found at their site. Table. U.S. Human of H1N1 Flu Infection Web page updated June 8, 2009, CDC – 11:00 AM ET June 5 2009 (Updated each Friday) Data reported to CDC by June 4, 2009, 5:00 PM ET States and Territories* CDC State Alabama 94 100 Alaska 3 5 Arkansas 9 9 Arizona 547 580 California 973 1,014 Colorado 75 75 Connecticut 395 558 Delaware 142 142 Florida 247 247 Georgia 33 36 Hawaii 115 115 Idaho 16 24 Illinois 1,357 1,828 Indiana 173 173 Iowa 92 98 Kansas 92 96 Kentucky 96 98 Louisiana 134 134 Maine 17 24 Maryland 89 89 Massachusetts 787 940 Michigan 298 298 Minnesota 82 112 Mississippi 40 58 Missouri 46 46 Montana 15 27 Nebraska 60 64 Nevada 128 143 New Hampshire 64 92 New Jersey 148 271 New Mexico 108 108 New York 858 1,007 North Carolina 30 39 North Dakota 23 26 Ohio 35 38 Oklahoma 93 110 Oregon 167 168 Pennsylvania 299 494 Rhode Island 18 18 South Carolina 60 60 South Dakota 10 13 Tennessee 104 108 Texas 1,670 1,811 Utah 461 713 Vermont 9 14 Virginia 55 57 Washington 577 577 Washington, D.C. 24 24 West Virginia 6 14 Wisconsin 2,217 2,217 Wyoming 25 28 Territories Puerto Rico 1 1 TOTAL*(52) 13,217 15,141 *includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico This table will be updated each Friday at 11 AM ET. International … Read entire article »

Here are the latest case numbers from the CDC and the various state websites for patients testing positive for swine flu or novel H1N1. State numbers may have been posted later than the CDC cutoff time of June 4 at 5 pm. States marked in this color are those which have stopped posting their case numbers on line, or the numbers are not easily found at their site. Despite the lack of daily reporting, it appears that … Read entire article »

Here is the latest report from the CDC on cases of swine flu or novel H1N1 in the United States. All 50 states now have reported cases, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Lost cases represent the difference in case counts between the CDC and the state websites. With nearly instant communication available via the Internet, there is no reason that it should take the CDC 59 hours to update their number. CDC web page updated June 3, 2009, 11:00 AM ET Data reported to CDC by June 1, 2009, 12:00 AM (midnight) ET (Updated Mon, Wed, and Fri) States CDC Count State Count State Updated Alabama 94 94 5/29/09 4 pm Alaska 1 1 5/28/09 Arkansas 9 9 Using CDC content Arizona 547 558 6/01/09 1 pm California 804 802 5/28/09 5 pm Colorado 68 68 unable to locate Connecticut 196 208 5/29/09 Delaware 135 135 unable to locate Florida 194 194 no longer posting counts Georgia 32 32 6/01/09 Hawaii 94 82 5/29/09 11 am Idaho 16 16 6/01/09 Illinois 1,151 1,268 6/03/09 10 am Indiana 146 155 6/02/09 Iowa 92 91 5/29/09 Kansas 87 92 6/03/09 9 am Kentucky 90 88 6/01/09 Louisiana 122 134 6/03/09 9:30 am Maine 12 17 6/02/09 4 pm Maryland 63 63 unable to locate Massachusetts 566 734 6/03/09 Michigan 287 298 6/02/09 5 … Read entire article »

Here is the CDC swine flu or novel H1N1 case count as of June 1, 2009, 11:00 AM ET. Data reported to CDC by May 28, 2009, 12:00 AM (midnight) ET. The lost cases is the difference between the CDC count and that posted on the state sites. The CDC has begun to list the time of their data cutoff, to demonstrate why there are differences. They have also fixed the error in the California case count. More states have limited their reporting. Washington, as an example, is only testing hospitalized patients. Other states are now reporting weekly, like Texas or Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It is difficult to measure the activity with the variations in reporting frequency. Indeed, some of these state numbers will have changed, due to a 3 pm … Read entire article »

Here are the latest swine flu or novel H1N1 case counts. The CDC numbers are from 11 am on May 29. The state numbers are from their various websites and marked with the date that they were posted to the site. Lost cases is the difference in the totals between the CDC count and the various states. The most striking error is California and I have been advised via e-mail that the CDC is looking into … Read entire article »

Here are the swine flu / novel H1N1 case counts for the United States for today. The CDC numbers are from 11 am this morning. They have not updated the California count since May 18. Lost cases are those cases counted by the state but not yet appearing in the CDC numbers. As demonstrated by the date and time stamps for the state reports, it would have been possible for the CDC to have obtained the correct data before issuing this report. States CDC Count State Count State Updated Alabama 71 71 5/27/09 4 pm Alaska 0 1 5/28/09 Arkansas 6 12 Using CDC content Arizona 540 534 5/27/09 1 pm California 553 671 5/21/09 2pm Colorado 68 68 unable to locate Connecticut 149 196 5/28/09 Delaware 115 91 5/20/09 Florida 165 165 no longer posting counts Georgia 28 28 unable to locate Hawaii 71 73 5/28/09 11 am Idaho 12 13 5/28/09 Illinois 1,002 1,002 5/28/09 10 am Indiana 138 138 5/28/09 Iowa 71 91 5/28/09 Kansas 34 79 5/28/09 9 am Kentucky 50 57 5/28/09 Louisiana 114 122 5/28/09 12:30 pm Maine 11 10 5/28/09 4 pm Maryland 48 48 unable to locate Massachusetts 416 468 5/28/09 Michigan 229 233 5/28/09 2 pm Minnesota 47 49 5/27/09 3 pm Mississippi 13 20 5/28/09 2:44 pm Missouri 29 38 5/28/09 5:11 pm Montana 14 12 5/22/09 Nebraska 43 43 5/28/09 9:22 am Nevada 84 52 5/22/09 9 am New Hampshire 35 39 5/28/09 New Jersey 72 74 5/28/09 1:40 pm New Mexico 97 108 5/27/09 New … Read entire article »

Here is today’s report from the Centers for Disease Control as of 11 am, showing their data on swine flu / novel H1N1 case counts. Also included are the cases counts from the various states with the date and time. if shown, that the counts were posted. Please note that the CDC should have had enough time to update many of the states before this morning’s report. The CDC has posted the same number of cases for California since May 18. States CDC Count State Count State Updated Alabama 67 69 5/26/09 4 pm Arkansas 12 12 Using CDC content Arizona 532 534 5/26/09 12 pm California 553 671 5/21/09 2pm Colorado 68 68 unable to locate Connecticut 102 141 5/26/09 Delaware 108 85 5/20/09 Florida 139 139 no longer posting counts Georgia 28 28 unable to locate Hawaii 44 58 5/26/09 11 am Idaho 11 12 5/26/09 Illinois 927 976 5/27/09 10 am Indiana 120 132 5/27/09 Iowa 71 73 5/21/09 12 pm Kansas 34 78 5/27/09 9 am Kentucky 38 38 5/26/09 Louisiana 86 95 5/26/09 12:30 pm Maine 9 9 5/26/09 4 pm Maryland 44 25 5/7/09 Massachusetts 286 413 5/27/09 Michigan 178 204 5/26/09 2 pm Minnesota 44 47 5/26/09 1 pm Mississippi 8 13 5/26/09 Missouri 24 27 5/26/09 Montana 12 12 5/22/09 Nebraska 35 41 5/26/09 1:30 pm Nevada 50 52 5/22/09 9 am New Hampshire 27 31 5/26/09 New Jersey 29 60 5/26/09 2:15 pm New Mexico 97 97 5/20/09 New York 456 462 5/25/09 North Carolina 13 14 5/26/09 2 pm North Dakota 6 9 5/27/09 Ohio 15 18 5/26/09 … Read entire article »