The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed that the H1N1 virus continues to plague Americans.
According to the CDC’s most recent estimates, there were about 2 million new cases of H1N1 – also known as swine flu – between mid-January and mid-February, causing 18,000 hospital stays and killing 310 people. Though the virus remains a burden to hospitals and health care workers across the country, the new statistics show that the virus may be slowing down, with regional outbreaks only reported in Maine and the Deep South.
"At this point we see no definitive evidence of a third wave of influenza-like-illness disease, even on a regional basis, but we will continue to follow the surveillance data carefully," James C. Turner, president of the American College Health Association, said in a press release.
And while H1N1 seems to have reached its peak, the CDC still advises that citizens take care in avoiding the illness.
"There are still uncertainties surrounding the rest of this flu season," the CDC said. "Flu activity — caused either by 2009 H1N1 or seasonal flu viruses — may rise and fall, but is expected to continue for several more weeks."
Source: CDC
