According to the CDC’s (Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s) Friday evening weekly update, 27th June 2009, there have been 27,717 laboratory confirmed human cases including 127 deaths of Swine Flu or A(H1N1) influenza. Fortunately, so far the Swine Flu A(H1N1) virus appears to be no more virulent than ordinary seasonal human influenza. No reports have come in indicating that the virus may have mutated.

Anne Schuchat, of the CDC, said “We’re saying that there have been at least a million cases of the new H1N1 virus so far this year in the United States. Reported cases are really just the tip of the iceberg.” She explained that the figure of 1 million was worked out through a mathematical modeling system the CDC is using. Many people are becoming infected and self-treating, or just waiting till they get better as they would do with any flu or cold, and not reporting to their doctors.

If the 1 million estimate is right, the virus is even less virulent with 127 deaths per 1 million infections.

    Alabama – 239 cases – 0 deaths
    Alaska – 46cases – 0 deaths
    Arkansas – 35 cases – 0 deaths
    Arizona – 729 cases – 8 deaths
    California – 1492 cases – 16 deaths
    Colorado – 103 cases – 0 deaths
    Connecticut – 877 cases – 5 deaths
    Delaware – 267 cases – 0 deaths
    Florida – 941 cases – 2 death
    Georgia – 65 cases – 0 deaths
    Hawaii – 465 cases – 0 deaths
    Idaho – 72 cases – 0 deaths
    Illinois – 2875 cases – 12 deaths
    Indiana – 251 cases – 0 deaths
    Iowa – 92 cases – 0 deaths
    Kansas – 117 cases – 0 deaths
    Kentucky – 119 cases – 0 deaths
    Louisiana – 153 cases – 0 deaths
    Maine – 61 cases – 0 deaths
    Maryland – 414 cases – 1 death
    Massachusetts – 1287 cases – 1 death
    Michigan – 468 cases – 2 deaths
    Minnesota – 537 – 1 death
    Mississippi – 114 cases – 0 deaths
    Missouri – 55 cases – 1 death
    Montana – 44 cases – 0 deaths
    Nebraska – 111 cases – 0 deaths
    Nevada – 250 cases – 0 deaths
    New Hampshire – 207 cases – 0 deaths
    New Jersey – 899 cases – 6 deaths
    New Mexico – 232 cases – 0 deaths
    New York – 2272 cases – 35 deaths
    North Carolina – 179 cases – 1 death
    North Dakota – 48 cases – 0 deaths
    Ohio – 93 cases – 0 deaths
    Oklahoma – 123 cases – 1 death
    Oregon – 289 cases – 3 deaths
    Pennsylvania – 1483 cases – 3 deaths
    Rhode Island – 132 cases – 1 death
    South Carolina – 120 cases – 0 deaths
    South Dakota – 22 cases – 0 deaths
    Tennessee – 148 cases – 0 deaths
    Texas – 2981 cases – 10 deaths
    Utah – 874 cases – 10 deaths
    Vermont – 46 cases – 0 deaths
    Virginia – 191 cases – 1 death
    Washington – 588 cases – 3 deaths
    Washington, D.C. – 33 cases – 0 deaths
    West Virginia – 114 cases – 0 deaths
    Wisconsin – 4273 cases – 4 death
    Wyoming – 72 cases – 0 deaths
    Territories
    Puerto Rico – 18 cases – 0 deaths
    Virgin Islands – 1 case – 0 deaths

    TOTAL – 27,717 cases – 127 deaths

Written by Christian Nordqvist