As of 8 November 2009, worldwide more than 206 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 6250 deaths.
The CDC continues to release data on Fridays for the previous week. The data in this report is for the week ending November 7 and was released November 13, 2009.
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Here are the top five cities or metro areas in the United States for confirmed pandemic flu. Here is a selection of various cities and metro areas in the united States with their pandemic swine flu case counts.
Here are the latest available case counts for pandemic swine flu or pandemic novel H1N1 for select cities and urban area.
Pandemic Swine Flu Worldwide June 18 2009
Jun 18th, 2009
The World Health Organization reports that as of June 17 there are 39,520 cases reported of pandemic swine flu or pandemic novel H1N1. 167 deaths due to the pandemic are reported. Of course, the country with the greatest number of cases, the U.S, only reports on Friday so the total is very understated. We are reporting 20,630 cases in the United States as of June 17.
Swine Flu or Novel H1N1 Cases in Select Cities June 11 2009
Jun 11th, 2009
Here are some select cities and metro areas and the numbers of swine flu or novel H1N1 cases reported for them on their respective state sites. Chicago and Cook County, Illinois, stands out as does Hildalgo County, Texas, the county along the Rio Grande just upstream from Brownsville.
World Swine Flu or H1N1 Cases June 5 2009
Jun 5th, 2009
WHO has gone to reporting cases counts on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. That is probably because the U.S. is doing so and half the cases of swine flu or novel H1N1 are in the U.S.
As of this morning, WHO reports that 69 nations have reported cases, for a total of 21,940. 125 deaths have been reported.
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Pandemic! Swine Flu or Novel H1N1 Official Pandemic as of 6 pm GMT
The WHO is set to announce officially that novel H1N1 or swine flu has reached official pandemic status. That is a phase six. This is the first influenza pandemic since the Hong Kong flu of 1968.
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