Swine flu updates Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the
last few days— and maybe you are starting to wish you did—you
have probably been locked on to the CDC Web site or the World
Health Organization (WHO) Web site for swine flu updates.
However, since you’ve had such a bombardment of info over the
last two days, we’ve tried to condense the relevant resources
and statistics. As of this morning: - There are twenty confirmed
deaths out of Mexico and 159 deaths likely to have been caused
by swine flu, according to the New York Times. The total number
of people believed to be infected is 2,498. - The CDC confirmed
the first death due to swine flu outside of Mexico, a 23-month-
old child in Texas. - There have been 66 confirmed cases in the
United States, according to the Times (although the CDC number
stands at 64), including 45 in New York City and 13 in
California, which has already proclaimed a state of emergency.
Other confirmed states include Texas, Ohio, Kansas, and Indiana,
as well as a suspected c