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Source: http://dhmh.state.md.us/swineflu/pre...es/111209.html
Adults with underlying health conditions bring statewide total to 19
Baltimore, MD (November 12, 2009) - The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) will report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) six more deaths associated with H1N1 (Swine) Flu. All of the deaths have occurred over the last four weeks. Some are being announced following prolonged investigations.
All six deaths involve adults with underlying health conditions and include three from the Baltimore Metro Region, two from the Western Maryland Region and one from the Southern Maryland Region. As with the release of each previous flu death, personal details about these cases, including age, gender and specific jurisdiction of residence, will not be released to protect the privacy of the residents and the residents' family.
"We wish to express our sympathies to the family and friends of all those who have died," said DHMH Secretary John M. Colmers. "Unfortunately, such deaths occur in Maryland every year with seasonal flu, as well. The impact of this H1N1 (Swine) flu is similar in that deaths usually involve people with underlying health conditions who are at greater risk of serious complications from flu of any strain."
Beginning next week, Maryland will update statewide H1N1 (Swine) Flu hospitalization and deaths to be consistent with the CDC and other states. Reporting will be posted each Friday on Maryland's DHMH flu web page (www.flu.maryland.gov). The reporting will include totals for statewide deaths by region and pediatric deaths - much like the CDC. Additional information on each case will not be provided to protect the privacy of the resident and the resident's family.
"We are changing our reporting procedures to provide the latest, most accurate information on a more timely basis so all Marylanders can make their decisions based on the best information possible," said Frances Phillips, DHMH Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services. "Despite the latest deaths, we are seeing what appears to be a decline in flu activity in general, according to our monitoring and surveillance. We may have reached a plateau for the spread of H1N1 (Swine) flu in Maryland; only time will tell for sure. However, flu activity throughout Maryland remains intense and vaccination, as it becomes available, remains the best protection against this flu."
Since May 1, 2009, DHMH has reported 664 hospitalizations due to H1N1 (Swine) Flu-related illness to the CDC.
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Adults with underlying health conditions bring statewide total to 19
Baltimore, MD (November 12, 2009) - The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) will report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) six more deaths associated with H1N1 (Swine) Flu. All of the deaths have occurred over the last four weeks. Some are being announced following prolonged investigations.
All six deaths involve adults with underlying health conditions and include three from the Baltimore Metro Region, two from the Western Maryland Region and one from the Southern Maryland Region. As with the release of each previous flu death, personal details about these cases, including age, gender and specific jurisdiction of residence, will not be released to protect the privacy of the residents and the residents' family.
"We wish to express our sympathies to the family and friends of all those who have died," said DHMH Secretary John M. Colmers. "Unfortunately, such deaths occur in Maryland every year with seasonal flu, as well. The impact of this H1N1 (Swine) flu is similar in that deaths usually involve people with underlying health conditions who are at greater risk of serious complications from flu of any strain."
Beginning next week, Maryland will update statewide H1N1 (Swine) Flu hospitalization and deaths to be consistent with the CDC and other states. Reporting will be posted each Friday on Maryland's DHMH flu web page (www.flu.maryland.gov). The reporting will include totals for statewide deaths by region and pediatric deaths - much like the CDC. Additional information on each case will not be provided to protect the privacy of the resident and the resident's family.
"We are changing our reporting procedures to provide the latest, most accurate information on a more timely basis so all Marylanders can make their decisions based on the best information possible," said Frances Phillips, DHMH Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services. "Despite the latest deaths, we are seeing what appears to be a decline in flu activity in general, according to our monitoring and surveillance. We may have reached a plateau for the spread of H1N1 (Swine) flu in Maryland; only time will tell for sure. However, flu activity throughout Maryland remains intense and vaccination, as it becomes available, remains the best protection against this flu."
Since May 1, 2009, DHMH has reported 664 hospitalizations due to H1N1 (Swine) Flu-related illness to the CDC.
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