Swine Flu in USA

On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 in response to the ongoing global spread of the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus. A Phase 6 designation indicates that a global pandemic is underway.
More than 70 countries are now reporting cases of human infection with novel H1N1 flu. This number has been increasing over the past few weeks, but many of the cases reportedly had links to travel or were localized outbreaks without community spread. The WHO designation of a pandemic alert Phase 6 reflects the fact that there are now ongoing community level outbreaks in multiple parts of world.
WHO’s decision to raise the pandemic alert level to Phase 6 is a reflection of the spread of the virus, not the severity of illness caused by the virus. It’s uncertain at this time how serious or severe this novel H1N1 pandemic will be in terms of how many people infected will develop serious complications or die from novel H1N1 infection. Experience with this virus so far is limited and influenza is unpredictable. However, because novel H1N1 is a new virus, many people may have little or no immunity against it, and illness may be more severe and widespread as a result. In addition, currently there is no vaccine to protect against novel H1N1 virus.
In the United States, most people who have become ill with the newly declared pandemic virus have recovered without requiring medical treatment, however, CDC anticipates that there will be more cases, more hospitalizations and more deaths associated with this pandemic in the coming days and weeks. In addition, this virus could cause significant illness with associated hospitalizations and deaths in the fall and winter during the U.S. influenza season.

States and Territories*	Confirmed and Probable Cases	Deaths
States
Alabama	123 cases	0 deaths
Alaska	11cases	0 deaths
Arkansas	13cases	0 deaths
Arizona	597 cases	5 deaths
California	1094 cases	6 deaths
Colorado	75 cases	0 deaths
Connecticut	637 cases	1 death
Delaware	187 cases	0 deaths
Florida	417 cases	0 deaths
Georgia	39 cases	0 deaths
Hawaii	198 cases	0 deaths
Idaho	29 cases	0 deaths
Illinois	1983 cases	5
Indiana	201 cases	0 deaths
Iowa	92 cases	0 deaths
Kansas	97	0 deaths
Kentucky	106	0 deaths
Louisiana	134 cases	0 deaths
Maine	33	0 deaths
Maryland	139	0 deaths
Massachusetts	1078	0 deaths
Michigan	419 cases	1 death
Minnesota	153	0 deaths
Mississippi	59 cases	0 deaths
Missouri	46 cases	1 death
Montana	27 cases	0 deaths
Nebraska	71 cases	0 deaths
Nevada	162 cases	0 deaths
New Hampshire	92 cases	0 deaths
New Jersey	348 cases	0 deaths
New Mexico	155 cases	0 deaths
New York	1160	13 deaths
North Carolina	61 cases	0 deaths
North Dakota	31 cases	0 deaths
Ohio	53 cases	0 deaths
Oklahoma	93 cases	0 deaths
Oregon	189 cases	1 death
Pennsylvania	626 cases	2 deaths
Rhode Island	62 cases	0 deaths
South Carolina	60	0 deaths
South Dakota**	14 cases	0 deaths
Tennessee	110 cases	0 deaths
Texas	2049 cases	3 deaths
Utah	688 cases	2 deaths
Vermont	32 cases	0 deaths
Virginia	90 cases	1 death
Washington	584 cases	2 deaths
Washington, D.C.	33 cases	0 deaths
West Virginia	40 cases	0 deaths
Wisconsin	3008 cases	1 death
Wyoming	50 cases	0 deaths
Territories
Puerto Rico	7 case	0 deaths
TOTAL*(52)	17,855 cases	44 deaths**
*Includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico **A correction was made to the number of deaths for South Dakota on June 16, 2009, to read 0 deaths instead of 1 death. This table will be updated each Friday at 11 AM ET. International Human Cases of H1N1 Flu Infection See: World Health Organization. NOTE: Because of daily reporting deadlines, the state totals reported by CDC may not always be consistent with those reported by state health departments. If there is a discrepancy between these two counts, data from the state health departments should be used as the most accurate number. For more information about how these case counts are updated, see Questions & Answers About CDC's Online Reporting.

Table. U.S. Human Cases of H1N1 Flu Infection