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CDC: 226 cases of influenza A (H1N1) now confirmed in U.S.

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Over the weekend, health officials at the CDC confirmed several dozen more cases of influenza A (H1N1), bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the United States to 226. The number of states reporting confirmed cases has now reached 30.

According to CDC data, confirmed cases per state are as follows: Alabama (1), Arizona (18), California (26), Colorado (4), Connecticut (2), Delaware (10), Florida (3), Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Iowa (1), Kansas (2), Kentucky (1), Massachusetts (7), Michigan (2), Minnesota (1), Missouri (1), Nebraska (1), Nevada (1), New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (7), New Mexico (1), New York (63), Ohio (3), Rhode Island (1), South Carolina (15), Tennessee (1), Texas (40), Utah (1), Virginia (3), Wisconsin (3).

Also over the weekend, the CDC completed its planned deployment of supplies and medicines from its Strategic National Stockpile to all states in the continental United States to help fight the spread of influenza A (H1N1). Officials from the CDC also said the federal Government and pharmaceutical companies have begun the process of developing a vaccine against this strain of influenza.

Worldwide, there are now 985 confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1), according to data from WHO. The majority of cases have been in Mexico and the United States. Mexican health officials have now reported 590 confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1); this number includes 25 patients who died from the infection.

In addition to Mexico and the United States, cases of influenza A (H1N1) have been confirmed in 18 other countries: Austria (1), Canada (85), China (1), Costa Rica (1), Colombia (1), Denmark (1), El Salvador (2), France (2), Germany (8), Ireland (1), Israel (3), Italy (1), Netherlands (1), New Zealand (4), South Korea (1), Spain (40), Switzerland (1) and the United Kingdom (15).

No deaths from influenza A (H1N1) have been reported outside of Mexico or the United States.

As reported previously, the increase in confirmed cases does not necessarily indicate the disease is spreading; it may reflect advancements in detection among cases that had previously been suspected but not confirmed.