U.S. Swine Flu Deaths Now Estimated At 4K

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, an estimated 4000 persons in the United States of America have died as a result of the H1N1 Swine Flu viruses since April 2009. According to reports, the Swine flu virus has sickened about 22 million Americans since April, and killed about 540 children.

Unfortunately for America also, the flu season has just started, and these numbers are expected to rise significantly given the long flu season ahead.

Additional details released by the CDC recently:

• 98,000 people have been hospitalized from this new flu or its complications, including 36,000 children, 53,000 adults younger than 65 and 9,000 older adults.
• Some 8 million children have become ill, 12 million adults younger than 65 and 2 million older adults.