Friday, 5 June 2009

UK Confirmed A(H1N1) Case Count Nears 500

According the the HPA , the total number of confirmed Influenza A(H1N1) cases in the UK has risen to 486 with 27 new cases recorded today.
http://www.hpa.org.uk/webw/HPAweb&HPAwebStandard/HPAweb_C/1244188831739?p=1231252394302

The CDC in Atlanta reported a total of 13,217 probable and confirmed cases and 27 deaths in 52 states (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico). Puerto Rico is newly mentioned as there is now 1 confirmed case there.
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/update.htm
These figures are are up sharply from Monday's estimate with 3,164 new probable and confirmed cases and 10 additional deaths.

Globally, the situation looks like this:
http://www.who.int/csr/don/Map_20090605_1000.png
According to the WHO, the cumulative total of global confirmed cases is 21, 940 with 125 deaths.
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_06_05/en/index.html

And finally, my mother would like you all to to know that in my hometown of Livingston, New Jersey, USA, there are 6 confirmed cases of A(H1N1). Three are 16 year old males, 1 is a 12 year old female and 1 is a 46 year old male. Thanks Mom!


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