U.S. Pediatric Deaths 3/6/11 - total 504 - season - 77

[JimO]

Re: U.S. Pediatric Deaths - Tally: 162

Jim, thanks so much for your time and effort. It seems that this is finally making the news, the 76 dead headline even made our local paper last week - incorrect and understated, but still it may wake people up.
What are you using as a start date for your count?

I'm counting deaths confirmed or reported as H1N1, so the earliest was the first U.S. - the Mexican child in Texas back in April. According to the best information that I can find, 107 of the now 166 deaths have occurred since September 1st.

Prior to September 1st, I have the following:

Month - #deaths

April - 1
May - 6
June - 21
July - 11
August - 20

Total - 59

Since September 1st:

September - 53
October - 54

A very disturbing trend.

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: U.S. Pediatric Deaths - Tally: 162

Comparing MMWR reports for Influenza Associated pediatric deaths with "MMWR Surveillance for Pediatric Deaths Associated with 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection --- United States, April--August 2009" , it states, ?llness onsets occurred during May 9--July 20? and "deaths occurred during May 15--July 28" and ?as of August 8?:

"Six deaths occurred in May" reported May 22(AZ-2), June 5(AZ,CA-2,IL)
"25 deaths in June" reported June12(TX,NYC), June19(AZ), June26(CA,CT,MN,WI), July 3(RI,NJ-2,TX,AZ,UT,OR,WI), July10(NY,NYC-2,NJ,AZ), July17(MA), July 24(MN,NY-3)
"five deaths in July" reported July31(FL,UT), Aug.7(NYC), Aug.14(IL), Aug.28(UT)

There appears to be a lag time of up to 20 days in the MMWR?s and the actual date-of-death (e.g. IL death May 18 reported June 5; NY death June 20 reported July 10), which may account for the discrepancy in FluTrackers numbers vs. the CDC's. FluTrackers would have more current information, while CDC's would lag due to the process of data collection.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5834a1.htm

Also, when looking at the graph of pediatric deaths (ending Oct.10, 2009), there are 86 due to H1N1, while only 6 other influenza deaths represented. I understand why Rear Admiral Schuchat stated she expected most all deaths to come back as H1N1.

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: U.S. Pediatric Deaths - Tally: 162

JimO,
I came across this list of US fatalities today.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rZIWyvI97h892s2bmCVlm6A&pli=1

You'd know better than I if there is any additional info for you.

[JimO]

Re: U.S. Pediatric Deaths - Tally: 162

JimO,
I came across this list of US fatalities today.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rZIWyvI97h892s2bmCVlm6A&pli=1

You'd know better than I if there is any additional info for you.

Thanks RoRo. Actually Jmom sent me a link to another site where someone summarized the pediatric deaths from the site you linked above and I am cross-checking with my list. In fact, the 13-yr-old from Texas Region 9/10 that I removed from my list for lack of confirmation came from that list. It's on line 74 of the spreadsheet. However, I could find no other confirmation, so it's on my suspected list until I can get more information.

[JimO]

Re: U.S. Pediatric Deaths - Tally: 162

There was another child that died in Fort Bend Co.:

Thanks Shiloh. I missed that one.

[JimO]

Re: U.S. Pediatric Deaths - 175

Here is the latest tally. There are 13 since the last tally on the 16th, with 9 of those in the last two days. Emotionally, this is getting difficult to keep up with. I know that each number represents a devasted family.

At the current rate, I estimate that the total for the month of October will be over 100.

As indicated in prior posts, the California number could be low. The state hasn't reported a number for pediatric deaths in over a month, when the total count for the state was 172. Now it's up to 256.

Alabama 2
Alaska 2
Arizona 8
Arkansas 2
California 28
Colorado 8
Connecticut 1
Delaware 0
Florida 10
Georgia 6
Hawaii 1
Idaho 2
Illinois 4
Indiana 2
Iowa 0
Kansas 2
Kentucky 1
Louisiana 4
Maine 0
Maryland 2
Massachusetts 1
Michigan 0
Minnesota 3
Mississippi 3
Missouri 3
Montana 1
Nebraska 1
Nevada 0
New Hampshire 0
New Jersey 3
New Mexico 4
New York 10
North Carolina 2
North Dakota 0
Ohio 2
Oklahoma 3
Oregon 2
Pennsylvania 0
Rhode Island 1
South Carolina 3
South Dakota 1
Tennessee 9
Texas 24
Utah 3
Vermont 0
Virginia 2
Washington 1
Washington, D.C. 0
West Virginia 1
Wisconsin 6
Wyoming 0
American Samoa 0
Puerto Rico* 0
Virgin Islands 0
Guam 1

Total 175

*Still no age data on the 37 deaths in Puerto Rico.

[hawkeye]

Re: U.S. Pediatric Deaths - Tally: 175

This thread repulses me. No reflection on any individual, I just hate seeing this number increase.

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: U.S. Pediatric Deaths - Tally: 175

Yes, I feel that too here and with the Dead Children Thread.

At the same time: this is happening, this is reality.

Important to know, important to report, cannot be ignored.


Thanks to the reporters.

[Niko]

Re: U.S. Pediatric Deaths - Tally: 175

Yes, I feel that too here and with the Dead Children Thread.

At the same time: this is happening, this is reality.

Important to know, important to report, cannot be ignored.


Thanks to the reporters.

I agree. It's threads such as these that keep it "real". The day I stop weeping over another lost child, is the day I will quit coming to FT.

[JimO]

Re: U.S. Pediatric Deaths - 175

The deaths of 25 children have been reported since last Friday. When the remaining states update their sites tomorrow, it could be up to 30. This is probably the worst week for pediatric influenza deaths since it became a reportable death several years ago.

There have been 77 deaths since my first post on October 2nd (less than three weeks.)

On a percentage basis, Texas and Minnesota have been the hardest hit, with California having the highest number. As indicated before, there are likely more in California, but there hasn't been a recent update from the state.

Here is the latest tally.

Alabama 2
Alaska 2
Arizona 9
Arkansas 2
California 30
Colorado 8
Connecticut 1
Delaware 0
Florida 11
Georgia 6
Hawaii 1
Idaho 1
Illinois 4
Indiana 2
Iowa 0
Kansas 2
Kentucky 1
Louisiana 4
Maine 0
Maryland 3
Massachusetts 1
Michigan 0
Minnesota 6
Mississippi 3
Missouri 3
Montana 1
Nebraska 1
Nevada 0
New Hampshire 0
New Jersey 3
New Mexico 5
New York 10
North Carolina 2
North Dakota 0
Ohio 2
Oklahoma 6
Oregon 2
Pennsylvania 0
Rhode Island 1
South Carolina 3
South Dakota 1
Tennessee 9
Texas 24
Utah 3
Vermont 0
Virginia 2
Washington 2
Washington, D.C. 0
West Virginia 1
Wisconsin 6
Wyoming 0
American Samoa 0
Puerto Rico* 0
Virgin Islands 0
Guam 1

Total 187

* No age data from Puerto Rico.

[Missouriwatcher]

Re: U.S. Pediatric Deaths - Tally: 187

MMWR (Week 41 ending Oct. 17) Influenza-associated pediatric mortality:11 deaths reported OH (1), VA (1), NC (1), GA (2), LA (1), OK (2), TX (1), OR (1), HI (1)

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5841md.htm?s_cid=mm5841md_e

[sharon sanders]

Re: U.S. Pediatric Deaths - Tally: 187

This thread is very important. Thanks to everyone.

[JimO]

Re: U.S. Pediatric Deaths - 195

The number of deaths in California over the past week was 43. Age information was not available for most of those deaths and media reports of 3 children were identified; therefore, as stated before, the California number may be low. They are currently only providing details monthly and I haven't seen a state surveillance report listing the number of pediatric deaths in well over a month.

We have identified the deaths of 33 children in the past week and 8 in the past 24 hours.

Alabama 2
Alaska 2
Arizona 9
Arkansas 3
California 30
Colorado 8
Connecticut 1
Delaware 1
Florida 11
Georgia 6
Hawaii 2
Idaho 2
Illinois 5
Indiana 2
Iowa 0
Kansas 2
Kentucky 1
Louisiana 4
Maine 0
Maryland 3
Massachusetts 1
Michigan 0
Minnesota 6
Mississippi 3
Missouri 3
Montana 2
Nebraska 1
Nevada 0
New Hampshire 0
New Jersey 3
New Mexico 5
New York 10
North Carolina 3
North Dakota 0
Ohio 2
Oklahoma 5
Oregon 2
Pennsylvania 0
Rhode Island 1
South Carolina 3
South Dakota 1
Tennessee 9
Texas 25
Utah 3
Vermont 0
Virginia 3
Washington 2
Washington, D.C. 0
West Virginia 1
Wisconsin 6
Wyoming 0
American Samoa 0
Puerto Rico* 0
Virgin Islands 0
Guam 1

Total 195

*No age data in Puerto Rico.

[Treyfish]

Re: U.S. Pediatric Deaths - 195

THANKS, Big JIMO. You have a hard job and have been doing those kids justice, in that they willnot be forgotten

[JimO]

Re: U.S. Pediatric Deaths - 203

I have scoured all the sources I have to sort out the number in California. Our current total fatalities in California is 288. I've confirmed that 157 are adults and 23 are under 18. I cannot find age information on the remaining 108 fatalities, most notably in Alameda, Fresno, Orange, and San Mateo Counties. If the remaining 108 fatalities include approximately the same percentage of deaths, then the state total will be somewhere between 35 and 40.

The problem is that the total number of pediatric deaths reported in the CDC's MMWRs since April doesn't even come close to our count. They report 1 pediatric death in California in May, 3 in June, and 2 in August, for a total of 6 pediatric deaths through last week's report. Even with delays in reporting, I don't see how they could possibly be that far behind. It is no wonder that their number is half our count. I just don't understand it.

The total reported below is based on the state's report of 20 pediatric deaths near the beginning of September, plus 3 pediatric deaths reported in LA County since that report and 8 reported in the media.

Alabama 2
Alaska 2
Arizona 9
Arkansas 4
California 31
Colorado 8
Connecticut 1
Delaware 1
Florida 11
Georgia 6
Hawaii 2
Idaho 2
Illinois 5
Indiana 2
Iowa 0
Kansas 3
Kentucky 1
Louisiana 5
Maine 0
Maryland 3
Massachusetts 1
Michigan 0
Minnesota 6
Mississippi 3
Missouri 3
Montana 2
Nebraska 1
Nevada 0
New Hampshire 0
New Jersey 4
New Mexico 5
New York 11
North Carolina 3
North Dakota 0
Ohio 3
Oklahoma 5
Oregon 2
Pennsylvania 0
Rhode Island 1
South Carolina 3
South Dakota 1
Tennessee 9
Texas 25
Utah 3
Vermont 0
Virginia 3
Washington 2
Washington, D.C. 0
West Virginia 2
Wisconsin 6
Wyoming 0
American Samoa 0
Puerto Rico* 0
Virgin Islands 0
Guam 1

Total 203

*No age data from Puerto Rico