Number of swine flu cases in the U.S. reaches 57 million

Published Feb. 13, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.
695932-number-of-swine-flu-cases-in-the-u-s--reaches-57-million 695932-number-of-swine-flu-cases-in-the-u-s--reaches-57-million 695932-number-of-swine-flu-cases-in-the-u-s--reaches-57-million The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say about 12,000 have died from the infection, fewer than in a typical flu season. Other data suggest the pandemic is waning...

...An estimated 57 million Americans have contracted pandemic H1N1 influenza since the outbreak began last April, about 257,000 have been hospitalized with complications from it and nearly 12,000 have died, according to estimates released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.





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