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US swine flu toll at 21, as death strikes NY, Chicago
New York (AFP) June 3, 2009 The US toll from swine flu hit 21 Wednesday as new deaths were reported in New York and Chicago. More than 11,000 cases have been confirmed in the United States, according to latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Swine flu has now spread to 66 countries with 19,273 people known to have been infected since the disease was first uncovered in April, data from the World Health Organization showed earlier Wednesday. The four new deaths in New York and Chicago, which were not yet included in the CDC's report, raise the global tally to 121. The number of fatalities from swine flu in New York has reached seven, including for the first time an individual not suffering from any other condition, health officials said. Two more people died from the H1N1 virus between Tuesday and Wednesday, the New York Health Department said, bringing the total to seven. Earlier this week officials announced the fifth death, a child under two years of age. "Six out of seven deaths have occurred with people who had had underlying conditions," a spokesman for the health department said. City officials have continuously stressed that those most at risk from the new strain of flu are people already weakened by other problems, such as respiratory diseases. The death of an otherwise healthy person was in contrast to the vast majority of the hundreds of other cases in the city, who have recovered quickly. The Illinois toll now stands at four, all patients residents of the Chicago area who had underlying medical conditions, officials said. Further details were not provided. "We must continue to take precautions to avoid getting sick, such as washing your hands, covering your cough and staying home if you're sick," said Dr. Damon Arnold, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health. "The H1N1 influenza virus continues to circulate in Illinois, in the US and throughout the world, and everyone, but especially those with underlying medical conditions, needs to take steps to avoid getting the flu."
Obama urges 2 bln more to fight swine flu In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Obama said since he had made his first request for funding in late April "we have learned much about the outbreak and the level of national response that possibly could be necessary in the coming months." "Out of an abundance of caution, I ask Congress to consider an additional and contingent request for two billion dollars," the US president wrote. Obama stressed that Congress, which holds the nation's purse strings, should give him the "maximum flexibility to allow us to address this emerging situation." The US toll from the new multi-strain swine flu hit 21 Wednesday as new deaths were reported in New York and Chicago. More than 11,000 cases have been confirmed in the United States, according to latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Swine flu has now spread to 66 countries with 19,273 people known to have been infected since the disease was first uncovered in April, data from the World Health Organization showed Wednesday. The four new deaths in New York and Chicago, which were not yet included in the CDC's report, raise the global tally to 121. Separately Obama also asked for 200 million dollars more to address "the serious humanitarian crisis developing in Pakistan" which has displaced more than 2.5 million people. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton already announced in May an emergency aid to Pakistan of more than 100 million dollars to help those fleeing the fighting against Taliban militants in the Swat Valley. The funds, if approved, will be added to the 2009 supplemental budget being debated by US lawmakers. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Swine Flu In All 50 Us States As Cases Top 10,000Washington (AFP) June 1, 2009 The number of swine flu cases in the United States topped 10,000 Monday and the virus spread to all 50 states, as Alaska reported its first (A)H1N1 infection, an official update showed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 10,053 probable or confirmed cases of swine flu in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, up from nearly 9,000 on Friday. The CDC also ... read more |
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