U.S. Swine Flu Cases Estimated at 1 Million
The U.S. has probably reached 1 million cases of H1N1 (swine) flu, according to an estimate reached through mathematical modeling by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The Associated Press reports that a CDC official shared that estimate at an advisory meeting today. Only about 28,000 cases have actually been reported in the U.S., which accounts for about a quarter of all cases worldwide. Just over 3,000 people in the U.S. have been hospitalized and 127 have died. The young seem most likely to be infected, but the people at highest risk of becoming seriously ill or dying are those with other chronic underlying illnesses such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease.
On June 11 the World Health Organization declared the flu to be pandemic. The CDC’s Flu View chart shows which states have the heaviest burden of flu cases.
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