H1N1 Influenza

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 4, 2009

The Southern Nevada Health District reports the following information for the week ending Saturday, Oct. 31.

As of the October 20 report, the Southern Nevada Health District’s weekly update reports cumulative 2009 H1N1 influenza case counts since August 31, 2009 to coincide with the national Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the health district’s epidemiology surveillance programs for the 2009-2010 influenza season.

The comprehensive weekly surveillance report is posted at: www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/download/epi/flu-surveillance-update-110409.pdf.

Clark County 2009 H1N1-related deaths since spring 2009: 20*

The health district is reporting two additional deaths for the week ending October 31. The patients were a 61 year-old woman and a 44-year-old woman, both of whom had underlying medical conditions. Currently, there are patients reported hospitalized with severe illness.

As of Thursday, Oct. 29, the health district received 69,600 doses of the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine. As of Thursday, Oct. 29, the health district administered more than 28,100 doses.

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*This number represents Clark County residents only and is cumulative since 2009 H1N1 influenza was identified in the spring. In early June, the health district reported the death of a hospitalized patient who was a resident of another state.

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