San Diego County Reports 3 More Deaths - Total 21

[JimO]

Source: http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-09...d-to-swine-flu

Note - This does not include the deaths of three visitors. This brings the FT total for California to 171 deaths.

Three more deaths in county link to swine flu

By Staff, City News Service
Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Three more deaths in San Diego County have been linked to the swine flu pandemic, bringing the total number of fatal cases in the region to 21, health officials announced Wednesday.

The victims included a 61-year-old woman, a 22-year-old woman and a 28- year-old man, all with underlying medical conditions, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency.

So far, there have been 1,154 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza in San Diego, including the 21 deaths, according to the HHSA. There have been three deaths of non-residents that are not included in the local count.

County health officials again encouraged people to stay away from work or school if they have influenza-like symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.

Those with underlying medical conditions experiencing influenza-like symptoms should contact their doctor, according to the HHSA.

[Tonka]

Re: San Diego County Reports 3 More Deaths - Total 21

http://el-mexicano.info/noticias/estatal/2009/09/08/367157/contraera-influenza-25-de-californianos.aspx

spanish/english translation

Influenza incur 25% of Californians
State tuesday, September 08 2009SAN DIEGO.El Dr. Mark Horton, director of public health in California warned in a press release during the Fall, one in four California residents receive influenza virus infection human.

After confirming that the Golden State is one of those most affected by the number of dead and hospitalized not only within the U.S. but worldwide, calls on Californians to be alert.

"In his letter alerting Californians to remain prepared for a possible epidemic, and recommends visiting the website www.cdph.ca.gov to have it as a source of information," explains the Department of Public Health California.

Besides providing information about preventing infection, the health department's website provides guidance to schools, businesses, laboratories and health professionals, to react in time.

Gives reference to travel insurance sites and other information that may prove vital in the event that the pandemic continues to occur at levels that are feared.

His concern is unfounded, because the influenza virus type A in which H1N1 emerges regularly enters a resting phase during the summer and presents new account in the fall, a situation that happened with the virus human influenza.

In San Diego County are accounted for 1.154 people hospitalized for the spread of human influenza virus and 21 deaths.

The State of California tripled the number of deaths during the summer, counting today's 144 deaths, which far exceeds the more than 50 confirmed deaths across Europe by the World Health Organization.

According to the center of disease control and prevention in the United States, only in this country are accounted for 9.079 deaths and 593 hospitalizations.

American continent remains the most affected by the contagion, to have more of 1,579 confirmed deaths from the human influenza virus, of 1.799 deaths in 177 countries of the world where its presence was confirmed.