05-10-2009, 08:11 AM
State confirms 421 cases of swine flu
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May 10, 2009
News-Sun Press Services
SPRINGFIELD â Health officials say they've confirmed 421 cases of swine flu in Illinois, including 11 in Lake County. A case is "confirmed" when additional laboratory testing backs up initial test results. Until then, the case is called "probable."
Saturday's tally from the Illinois Department of Public Health is 28 more than Friday's total.
The state began doing its own confirmation tests on May 3, which meant quicker turnaround on results and large increases in confirmed cases.
Doctors in Illinois are following the state's recommendation to test only severely ill patients.
The numbers
Boone: 3 confirmed.
Chicago: 187 confirmed.
Cook (suburban): 118 confirmed.
DeKalb: 1 confirmed.
DuPage: 33 confirmed.
Franklin: 1 confirmed.
Kane: 25 confirmed.
Kendall: 1 confirmed.
Knox: 2 confirmed.
Lake: 11 confirmed.
McHenry: 2 confirmed.
Sangamon: 1 confirmed.
Will: 31 confirmed.
Winnebago: 1 probable, 4 confirmed.
Undetermined: 1 confirmed.
Total: 1 probable, 421 confirmed.
Source: Illinois Department of Public Health.
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May 10, 2009
News-Sun Press Services
SPRINGFIELD â Health officials say they've confirmed 421 cases of swine flu in Illinois, including 11 in Lake County. A case is "confirmed" when additional laboratory testing backs up initial test results. Until then, the case is called "probable."
Saturday's tally from the Illinois Department of Public Health is 28 more than Friday's total.
The state began doing its own confirmation tests on May 3, which meant quicker turnaround on results and large increases in confirmed cases.
Doctors in Illinois are following the state's recommendation to test only severely ill patients.
The numbers
Boone: 3 confirmed.
Chicago: 187 confirmed.
Cook (suburban): 118 confirmed.
DeKalb: 1 confirmed.
DuPage: 33 confirmed.
Franklin: 1 confirmed.
Kane: 25 confirmed.
Kendall: 1 confirmed.
Knox: 2 confirmed.
Lake: 11 confirmed.
McHenry: 2 confirmed.
Sangamon: 1 confirmed.
Will: 31 confirmed.
Winnebago: 1 probable, 4 confirmed.
Undetermined: 1 confirmed.
Total: 1 probable, 421 confirmed.
Source: Illinois Department of Public Health.
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