CDC: H1N1 flu has hit 50 million, with 10,000 deaths
The CDC said one in six Americans, about 50 million people, had H1N1 flu between April and mid-November and 10,000 died from it. That compares with earlier estimates of 22 million cases of the flu with 4,000 deaths by mid-October, which CDC officials said reflects a surge in cases this fall, as the second wave of the epidemic peaked in October. Even though the numbers are significant, they are far below the deaths seen from seasonal flu each year (which is much more deadly to the elderly)
Mark M. Blatter, M.D.
Medical Director
Primary Physicians Research