Re: Confirmed/Suspected Cases in New York State outside NYC
New York State case updates 5/9/09:
As of 5:00 AM on Saturday 5/9/09, here are the New York state case numbers.
Confirmed H1N1 Cases (outside NYC):
Chautauqua - 1
Cortland - 1
Lewis - 1
Monroe - 1
Nassau - 8
Onondaga - 2
Orange- 3
Suffolk - 5
Westchester - 2
Suspected flu cases with results still pending (outside NYC):
Albany - 1
Chautauqua - 1
Delaware - 1
Genesee - 1
Herkimer - 1
Lewis - 4
Madison - 4
Monroe - 16
Niagara - 2
Ontario - 2
Oswego - 1
Otsego - 1
Seneca - 1
Wayne - 1 (hospitalized)
Westchester - 5
Wyoming - 1
*Chemung is not reporting suspected cases
CDC H1N1 Flu Website lists Confirmed New York State Flu Cases at 174
Friday May 8, 2009 11:00 AM
http://cdc.gov/h1n1flu/update.htm#statetable
Exerpts of Statement by Richard F. Daines, Commissioner of New York State Department of Health:
May 8, 2009
The outbreak of H1N1 in New York State continues to involve mild to moderate symptoms similar to seasonal flu.
Since we are not seeing an increase in the severity of illness in New York State, DOH will begin monitoring and reporting on the virus as it does for seasonal influenza.
This will be the last daily briefing, but DOH will reconvene briefings as necessary to update the public on any significant issues that may arise.
Thursday tests at Wadsworth lab resulted in one new case outside of NYC, in Onondaga County. Case is linked to the Ed Smith School
On Monday Wadsworth Laboratories received a large batch of 102 specimens from the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System. These are specimens collected about 10 days ago when the outbreak in Queens connected to St. Francis Preparatory School was in the news. On Thursday, we reported on specimens in that batch that involved individuals who reside in Nassau and Suffolk counties, resulting in eight cases identified in Nassau County and five cases in Suffolk County.
Today I have the results of New York City specimens in that batch, which include 75 patient specimens from New York City now confirmed with H1N1. Fifty of these 75 cases, or over 65 percent, have a direct link to the St. Francis School outbreak, and represent students and faculty there.
The remaining 25 cases involve children under high-school age and could represent siblings of the St. Francis students, but that cannot be fully determined until the epidemiological investigations are completed.
Because these specimens are from the first days of the outbreak in New York State more than a week ago, they do not indicate active cases, and we believe these individuals have fully recovered. However, we felt it important to brief you on the results of the large batch of older specimens from North Shore-LIJ, as these numbers when added to our current map graphic on our web site will indicate a rather substantial jump in the overall New York City cases.
At this point in the outbreak, reporting daily numbers of new cases is not important because the illness continues to be mild to moderate, similar to seasonal influenza. The numbers are also not particularly significant because they only represent lab-tested specimens, and many individuals with mild symptoms do not go to a physician or hospital, but instead, recover at home ? as has been our advice for some time.
As we go forward, the focus of our monitoring and reporting will be more on identifying new locations, trends, and patterns of the H1N1 virus, as well as watching for more severe disease. The test results from the North Shore-LIJ specimens will help us to better understand the early phase of H1N1 in New York and how it has spread geographically over time.
Read the full statement here
http://www.health.state.ny.us/press/..._swine_flu.htm
***At this time the official case numbers being reported in New York are not an accurate representation of true H1N1 infections in our state, as stated by Commissioner Daines. It appears that state health officials are also no longer currently testing for the virus, except for areas of new outbreaks, and will not be offering daily updates on the situation except if and when there are changes. It seems pointless for me to continue updating this thread every day, especially since the small number of official lab-tested cases are overwhelmed by the anecdotal evidence that swine flu is everywhere in our state and spreading. I will keep combing through the news reports anyway and when I find new information about New York State I will post it here, including resolutions of the suspected case lists outside NYC, if they are ever resolved.
New York State case updates 5/9/09:
As of 5:00 AM on Saturday 5/9/09, here are the New York state case numbers.
Confirmed H1N1 Cases (outside NYC):
Chautauqua - 1
Cortland - 1
Lewis - 1
Monroe - 1
Nassau - 8
Onondaga - 2
Orange- 3
Suffolk - 5
Westchester - 2
Suspected flu cases with results still pending (outside NYC):
Albany - 1
Chautauqua - 1
Delaware - 1
Genesee - 1
Herkimer - 1
Lewis - 4
Madison - 4
Monroe - 16
Niagara - 2
Ontario - 2
Oswego - 1
Otsego - 1
Seneca - 1
Wayne - 1 (hospitalized)
Westchester - 5
Wyoming - 1
*Chemung is not reporting suspected cases
CDC H1N1 Flu Website lists Confirmed New York State Flu Cases at 174
Friday May 8, 2009 11:00 AM
http://cdc.gov/h1n1flu/update.htm#statetable
Exerpts of Statement by Richard F. Daines, Commissioner of New York State Department of Health:
May 8, 2009
The outbreak of H1N1 in New York State continues to involve mild to moderate symptoms similar to seasonal flu.
Since we are not seeing an increase in the severity of illness in New York State, DOH will begin monitoring and reporting on the virus as it does for seasonal influenza.
This will be the last daily briefing, but DOH will reconvene briefings as necessary to update the public on any significant issues that may arise.
Thursday tests at Wadsworth lab resulted in one new case outside of NYC, in Onondaga County. Case is linked to the Ed Smith School
On Monday Wadsworth Laboratories received a large batch of 102 specimens from the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System. These are specimens collected about 10 days ago when the outbreak in Queens connected to St. Francis Preparatory School was in the news. On Thursday, we reported on specimens in that batch that involved individuals who reside in Nassau and Suffolk counties, resulting in eight cases identified in Nassau County and five cases in Suffolk County.
Today I have the results of New York City specimens in that batch, which include 75 patient specimens from New York City now confirmed with H1N1. Fifty of these 75 cases, or over 65 percent, have a direct link to the St. Francis School outbreak, and represent students and faculty there.
The remaining 25 cases involve children under high-school age and could represent siblings of the St. Francis students, but that cannot be fully determined until the epidemiological investigations are completed.
Because these specimens are from the first days of the outbreak in New York State more than a week ago, they do not indicate active cases, and we believe these individuals have fully recovered. However, we felt it important to brief you on the results of the large batch of older specimens from North Shore-LIJ, as these numbers when added to our current map graphic on our web site will indicate a rather substantial jump in the overall New York City cases.
At this point in the outbreak, reporting daily numbers of new cases is not important because the illness continues to be mild to moderate, similar to seasonal influenza. The numbers are also not particularly significant because they only represent lab-tested specimens, and many individuals with mild symptoms do not go to a physician or hospital, but instead, recover at home ? as has been our advice for some time.
As we go forward, the focus of our monitoring and reporting will be more on identifying new locations, trends, and patterns of the H1N1 virus, as well as watching for more severe disease. The test results from the North Shore-LIJ specimens will help us to better understand the early phase of H1N1 in New York and how it has spread geographically over time.
Read the full statement here
http://www.health.state.ny.us/press/..._swine_flu.htm
***At this time the official case numbers being reported in New York are not an accurate representation of true H1N1 infections in our state, as stated by Commissioner Daines. It appears that state health officials are also no longer currently testing for the virus, except for areas of new outbreaks, and will not be offering daily updates on the situation except if and when there are changes. It seems pointless for me to continue updating this thread every day, especially since the small number of official lab-tested cases are overwhelmed by the anecdotal evidence that swine flu is everywhere in our state and spreading. I will keep combing through the news reports anyway and when I find new information about New York State I will post it here, including resolutions of the suspected case lists outside NYC, if they are ever resolved.
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