Case counts and trend line chart for pandemic flu in the United States July 24 2009

Here is a brief discussion of the swine flu situation in select states. The CDC is no longer publicly tracking case numbers.

July 24, 2009 is the last day that CDC is providing individual confirmed and probable cases of novel H1N1 influenza. CDC will report the total number of hospitalizations and deaths each week, and continue to use its traditional surveillance systems to track the progress of the novel H1N1 flu outbreak.

• Arizona: 947 cases as of July 22, 2009. 157 hospitalizations and 15 deaths. Median age of patients is 15, meaning that 473 cases are age 15 or younger. 71% of the cases are in patients under age 24.
• Texas: 5,151 cases, of which 1,205 are in Hidalgo County just upstream from Brownsville on the Rio Grande. No other Texas county has even half that number. Hidalgo County’s count has been climbing for the last several weeks, though the urban counties in Texas initially lead the case counts. 27 related deaths. Count is as of July 22.
• New Jersey: 1,414 cases as of June 22. 15 related deaths. Most N.J. cases are in those counties nearest New York City.
• New York City: New York City stopped publicly counting swine flu cases on July 7. Their site indicates that the last case count was 1,291. 47 related deaths are listed.
• New York: Outside of the five NYC boroughs, the state is reporting 1,114 cases through July 18. Erie County and Buffalo shows 269 cases of novel H1N1, by far the greatest number of cases outside of New York City. The other counties with high case counts are suburbs of NYC.
• Pennsylvania: As of July 23, Pennsylvania is reporting 1,965 cases of pandemic flu and 9 related deaths. With 462 cases, Philadelphia has more than double the cases count of any other Penn. county or city.
• Illinois: This state is still reporting. As of July 24, there are 3,404 cases of swine flu. There are 2,572 cases in Chicago and Cook county, 76% of the total cases for the state.
• Minnesota: This state does not have a high case total, 248. They are only counting hospitalizations now. 206 of the pandemic flu cases are in metro Minneapolis / St. Paul, illustrating the pattern for most states.
• Wisconsin: This state has the highest number of cases of swine flu in the United States. It is centered on Milwaukee and Madison, 4,029 and 565 cases in each community respectively.
• Miami – Dade County Florida: Florida stopped public reporting of pandemic flu cases within a couple of weeks after the outbreak began. As of July 24, Miami/Dade reported 924 cases and 10 deaths.

Map of New York State showing counties and their swine flu or novel H1N1 case totals. As of June 1, 2009.

645 cases of novel H1N1 or swine flu in New York State as of this afternoon. 415 cases are in New York City, and adding in the adjacent counties, the NY metro total is 544 cases. Buffalo and Erie County have 41 cases. Onondaga County and Syracuse have 29 cases.

Map of New York State swine flu or novel H1N1 cases by county. May 29 2009. Click on map for larger image.

Here is the list of New York City school closings.

Erie County and Buffalo info

Erie County map of case locations by zip code

Onondaga County and Syracuse info

Map of New York State counties with novel H1N1 or swine flu cases as of May 27. Click image for larger map.

New York City school closings can be found at this link.

Erie County Health Commissioner suggests students with influenza like illness be banned from school. Williamsville schools are the center of a cluster of swine flu cases.

And, a new case in Monroe County. Elementary school student in Churchville-Chili School District.

The case count for novel H1N1 or swine flu continues to climb in New York State. The largest number of cases are in New York City and its suburbs, but the Syracuse / Onondaga County area has a cluster as well.

There are 227 cases in New York City and 106 elsewhere in the state.

New York State map showing counties where novel H1N1 or swine flu cases have been discovered. Click on the image for a larger map.

New York City school closing status as of 5 pm May 20, 2009:

As of 5/20 5:00pm, a total of 24 public schools and programs - 20 in Queens, 1 in Brooklyn, 2 in the Bronx, and 1 in Manhattan - are currently closed. These schools have experienced unusually high levels of influenza-like illness in recent days.

• PS 16Q - reopening Friday, May 22
• P255 (District 75 program located at PS 16Q) – reopening Friday, May 22
• IS 5Q – reopening Friday, May 22
• P9 (District 75 program located at IS 5Q) - reopening Friday, May 22
• IS 238Q - reopening Friday, May 22 for staff and Tuesday, May 26 for students
• JHS 74Q - reopening Tuesday, May 26
• PS 107Q - reopening Tuesday, May 26
• MS 158Q - reopening Tuesday, May 26
• IS 25Q - reopening Tuesday, May 26
• World Journalism Preparatory (located at IS 25Q) – reopening Tuesday, May 26
• Q233 (District 75 program located at IS 25Q) - reopening Tuesday, May 26
• IS 318K - reopening Tuesday, May 26
• PS 19Q – reopening Tuesday, May 26
• PS 32Q – reopening Tuesday, May 26
• PS 209Q - reopening Tuesday, May 26
• P9 (District 75 program located at PS 209Q) – reopening Tuesday, May 26
• PS 130M - reopening Tuesday, May 26
• PS 35Q - reopening Tuesday, May 26
• Merrick Academy Charter School (located in Queens) – reopening Tuesday, May 26
• PS 242Q - reopening Tuesday, May 26
• PS 130Q - reopening Tuesday, May 26
• Q993 (District 75 program located at PS 130Q) – reopening Tuesday, May 26
• South Bronx Charter School for International Culture & the Arts (all three locations) - reopening Tuesday, May 26
• Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industries (located in the Bronx) – reopening Tuesday, May 26

All of these schools are closed based on recommendations from the New York City Department of Health with the exception of the two charter schools in the Bronx, which made their own decisions to close.