U.S. Swine Flu Map

Swine Flu Case Counts

According to the CDC, as of November 20, there are widespread flu cases in forty-six states and 'influenza activity decreased slightly in the U.S.'

Please note that the CDC is no longer providing daily updates on case counts in the United States and that the CDC had long advised that these case counts in the United States were incomplete and are likely just the tip of the iceberg.

Instead of individual case counts, the CDC is now reporting hospitalized cases, deaths, and weekly flu activity reports, which include reports from August 30 to November 7, 2009:

• Swine Flu Hospitalized Cases: 26,315
• Swine Flu Deaths: 1,049
• Swine Flu Pediatric Deaths: 171 (total), 113 (since August 30)
• No Flu Activity:
• Sporadic Flu Activity: the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam
• Local Flu Activity: District of Columbia
• Regional Flu Activity: 7 States (Hawaii, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas, and Wyoming) and Puerto Rico
• Widespread Flu Activity: 43 States (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin)

The World Health Organization (WHO), as of November 20, states that countries and overseas territories/communities throughout the world have officially reported more than 526,060 laboratory confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection. But keep in mind that since many countries have stopped counting individual cases, the case count is significantly lower than the actually number of cases that have occurred.

The continued spread of swine flu to so many countries prompted the WHO to declare a Phase 6 Global Pandemic on June 11.

Among the more than 526,060 cases, there have been at least 6,770 deaths, with the majority of cases and deaths coming from the WHO Regional Office for the Americas (190,765 cases/4,806 deaths).

The WHO also has regularly updated global maps of the spread of influenza A (H1N1). And you can view a map of H1N1 cases in the United States from the pandemicflu.gov site.

_Sources:

CDC. Swine Influenza (Flu). Accessed May 2009.
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/

WHO. Swine Influenza. Accessed May 2009.
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html