05-30-2009, 05:48 AM
Earlier this morning, I spoke to my daughter, who is a nurse in Connecticut and she tells me that in her little circle of friends, no one is concerned.
I did a bit of Googling and came up with the following data. It comes from 2 sources (L.A. Times and the Desert Sun), and here it is:
Total USA probable cases in 49 states are 8,975 with 15 dead, however, the total infected is estimated to be as high as 100,000 (takes into account those who were sick but didn't seek medical care). The L.A. Times also reports (as an fyi) that in 1957, there were Summer outbreaks of the so-called Asian Flu that would later become a pandemic and kill 70,000 people world-wide.
The Desert Sun reports the total current Swine Flu numbers are 15,500 in 50 countries with 99 dead, and that Mexico has 4,900 infections and 85 dead.
According to the combined data, and using round numbers, the USA and Mexico alone account for roughly 14,000 of the 15,500 confirmed cases, and all of the deaths. I suspect this isn't quite accurate but it's still nothing to get too worked up about, however, the virus does continue to infect during this early stage in the off-season.
Also as an fyi, Hawaii now has 85 cases.
I did a bit of Googling and came up with the following data. It comes from 2 sources (L.A. Times and the Desert Sun), and here it is:
Total USA probable cases in 49 states are 8,975 with 15 dead, however, the total infected is estimated to be as high as 100,000 (takes into account those who were sick but didn't seek medical care). The L.A. Times also reports (as an fyi) that in 1957, there were Summer outbreaks of the so-called Asian Flu that would later become a pandemic and kill 70,000 people world-wide.
The Desert Sun reports the total current Swine Flu numbers are 15,500 in 50 countries with 99 dead, and that Mexico has 4,900 infections and 85 dead.
According to the combined data, and using round numbers, the USA and Mexico alone account for roughly 14,000 of the 15,500 confirmed cases, and all of the deaths. I suspect this isn't quite accurate but it's still nothing to get too worked up about, however, the virus does continue to infect during this early stage in the off-season.
Also as an fyi, Hawaii now has 85 cases.