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.
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.
World Swine Flu – Novel H1N1 Cases for June 3 2009
Jun 3rd, 2009
The World Health Organization reports 19,273 cases of novel H1N1 or swine flu as of this morning. There have been 117 related deaths.
Swine Flu – Novel H1N1 Weekend Summary May 23 2009
May 23rd, 2009
Here is the weekend summary of swine flu / novel H1N1 cases around the globe. Because of various reporting deadlines the numbers may not appear the same on all reports. In addition, many of the states and Federal agencies in the United States have reduced or eliminated regular reporting.
Swine Flu – H1N1 World Report May 19 2009
May 19th, 2009
The World Health Organization is the primary source for case information for nations outside of North America. It issues its report daily at 6 am GMT, which a couple of hours after midnight on the East Coast of the U.S.
WHO Count of Swine Flu Cases
May 1st, 2009
The situation continues to evolve rapidly. As of 06:00 GMT, 1 May 2009, 11 countries have officially reported 331 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection.
WHO Raises Pandemic Alert Level to 5
Apr 29th, 2009
Cannot reach CDC or WHO sites at this moment. Media is reporting that WHO has raised the pandemic alert level to 5.
WHO Declares Stage 4 Influenza Pandemic Alert
Apr 27th, 2009
This decision was based primarily on epidemiological data demonstrating human-to-human transmission and the ability of the virus to cause community-level outbreaks.
Given the widespread presence of the virus, the Director-General considered that containment of the outbreak is not feasible. The current focus should be on mitigation measures.
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Pandemic! Swine Flu or Novel H1N1 Official Pandemic as of 6 pm GMT
Jun 11th, 2009
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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