CARROLL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

SWINE FLU UPDATE

12 May 2009

NATIONAL: Cases of laboratory confirmed SF as of 11:00 am 12 may 2009 (Source: CDC)

3,009 in 45 states 3 deaths

For those interested, a state by state breakdown is attached to this report

MARYLAND: (Source: CDC)

No change from yesterday (23 confirmed cases).

CARROLL COUNTY: No cases of any type.

OTHER NOTES:

· WHO’s Global Pandemic Phase remains at FIVE (SIX is highest). Measures spread, not severity.

· WHO reporting 5,251 cases in 30 countries.

· Median age of confirmed cases is 15 years; 62% of the confirmed cases are under 18.

CURRENT PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A CARROLL COUNTY RESPONSE:

· Nothing other than previously reported.

State by state breakdown of confirmed cases:

States*	Laboratory confirmed cases	Deaths
Alabama	9
Arizona	187
California	193
Colorado	44
Connecticut	28
Delaware	45
Florida	55
Georgia	4
Hawaii	6
Idaho	2
Illinois	554
Indiana	61
Iowa	55
Kansas	22
Kentucky**	10
Louisiana	20
Maine	6
Maryland	23
Massachusetts	107
Michigan	133
Minnesota	24
Missouri	14
Montana	1
Nebraska	19
Nevada	12
New Hampshire	16
New Jersey	7
New Mexico	30
New York	192
North Carolina	11
Ohio	7
Oklahoma	14
Oregon	74
Pennsylvania	17
Rhode Island	7
South Carolina	32
South Dakota	3
Tennessee	54
Texas	206	2
Utah	67
Vermont	1
Virginia	17
Washington	176	1
Washington, D.C.	7
Wisconsin	437
TOTAL*(45)	3009 cases	3 deaths
.