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.
WHO for May 23, 2009: 12,022 cases and 86 deaths in 43 countries.
Nicaragua, Venezuela and Bolivia have not reported any cases of swine flu. Is it true, or are their politics keeping them from reporting?
Canada as of May 22, 2009: 805 cases in 9 provinces and 1 territory, with 1 death. The median age of the cases is 21, meaning that half of the cases are age 21 or younger.
Department of Defense as of May 20, 2009: Reporting once a week now. 294 total cases. All cases are included in the counts by state health agencies and the CDC. Largest new outbreak is at Fort Riley, Kansas with 13 cases since the last DoD report.
CDC Report as of May 22, 2009: 6,552 cases and 9 deaths. CDC numbers continue to vary from state website numbers in some cases. It is not just reporting times differ. It appears that CDC is not pursuing updates from states as there have been occasions that CDC number has remained the same for several days despite state site changes.
Swine flu cases by city/metro area: Milwaukee=706, Chicago=668, Seattle=499, Phoenix=261, NYC and nearby counties=323.
Swine flu cases in Update NY counties: Erie=17 Buffalo area, Onondaga=11 Syracuse area.
Texas exploding with swine flu cases. Only rpting twice a week. 1,359 cases as of today. Rio Grande counties Cameron + Hildalgo=381 cases Milwaukee +194 cases in 4 days, Chicago +155, Seattle +132.
Florida is no longer reporting swine flu numbers on their site. Louisiana’s numbers make little sense. CO and SC counts difficult to locate on website.
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