US H1N1 Swine Flu Cases Rise To 109 Worldwide 257

There are now 109 confirmed cases of the H1N1 swine flu in 11 states in the US: Arizona 1, California 14, Indiana 1, Kansas 2, Massachusetts 2, Michigan 1, Nevada 1, New York 50, Ohio 1, South Carolina 10 and Texas 26. There has only been one death which was a 23-month old child in Texas since the outbreak.

The World Health Organization on Wednesday raised the alert to Phase 5 which means “strong signal that a pandemic is imminent and that the time to finalize the organization, communication, and implementation of the planned mitigation measures is short.”

The WHO has reported that worldwide there are now a total of 257 H1N1 swine flu laboratory confirmed cases in 11 countries as follows:
US 109 including one death
Mexico 97 including 7 deaths
Canada 19
Austria 1
Germany 3
Netherlands 1
Israel 2
New Zealand 3
Switzerland 1
Spain 13
United Kingdom 8

Swine Flu Outbreak Now In 11 States In The US

The Associated Press has reported that the swine flu virus has now spread to 11 states in the US with 100 schools being shut down amidst the first US swine flu death. President Obama has declared that "this obviously is a serious situation". The total confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus have now risen to 100 with more being suspected.

Particular concern has been in New York, since the number of cases has increased to 51. Two Brooklyn schools were closed on Wednesday due to a large outbreak where at one school around 80 school children called in sick. President Obama has stated that it is recommended by public health officials that schools that have confirmed or suspected cases to close temporarily so can be safe as possible.

The World Health Organization, based in Geneva, has now increased their alert to Level 5 which is one notch below a full global pandemic .

In Mexico, to date there are a suspected 159 deaths related to the H1N1 virus and almost 2,500 swine flu related illnesses.

First Swine Flu Death in The US

The first case of a swine flu fatality from the new strain has been reported in Texas. CDC Acting Director, Dr. Richard Besser, has confirmed that a 23 month old child has died from the H1N1 virus. The toddler was hospitalized Monday after having traveled with family from Mexico to the southern part of Texas. It is the first swine flu death outside of Mexico.

Swine Flu Pandemic Numbers Increasing

As of Tuesday there are now 65 cases of Swine Flu in 6 states in the US. There are also 13 cases reported in Canada over 4 provinces. Worldwide there have been a total of 79 confirmed cases of swine flu reported to the WHO from recognized laboratories. This new strain of the swine flu where 149 people in Mexico thus far have died from it, has been mild elsewhere.

The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that even if the outbreak is a mild pandemic, the consequences can still be serious.

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