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TABLE III. Deaths in 122 U.S. cities*,
week ending April 8, 2006
Reporting
Area All Causes, by Age (Years) Pneumonia and
Influenza
All Ages** >=65 45-64 25-44 1-24 Less than 1
NEW ENGLAND 612 445 116 35 8 8 61
Boston, Mass. 157 101 38 10 3 5 12
Bridgeport, Conn. 39 27 7 4 1 - 5
Cambridge, Mass. 14 13 1 - - - 3
Fall River, Mass. 32 20 8 4 - - 4
Hartford, Conn. 65 53 6 4 2 - 10
Lowell, Mass. 31 23 5 3 - - 4
Lynn, Mass. 12 10 2 - - - 2
New Bedford, Mass. 23 19 4 - - - 6
New Haven, Conn. U U U U U U U
Providence, R.I. 85 67 13 3 1 1 6
Somerville, Mass. 10 8 2 - - - -
Springfield, Mass. 42 30 8 2 - 2 2
Waterbury, Conn. 28 22 4 1 1 - -
Worcester, Mass. 74 52 18 4 - - 7
MID. ATLANTIC 2,132 1,548 423 115 19 26 135
Albany, N.Y. 40 32 6 1 1 - 3
Allentown, Pa. 31 26 4 1 - - 5
Buffalo, N.Y. 70 49 16 4 - 1 10
Camden, N.J. 24 19 2 2 - 1 3
Elizabeth, N.J. 15 13 2 - - - 2
Erie, Pa.*** 34 31 2 - - 1 4
Jersey City, N.J. 40 27 13 - - - -
New York City, N.Y. 1,102 782 224 70 10 15 60
Newark, N.J. 51 27 18 4 2 - 6
Paterson, N.J. 19 14 1 2 1 1 -
Philadelphia, Pa. 284 207 59 15 2 1 8
Pittsburgh, Pa.*** 26 19 5 1 - 1 1
Reading, Pa. 26 21 5 - - - -
Rochester, N.Y. 134 103 22 6 2 1 12
Schenectady, N.Y. 15 11 4 - - - 1
Scranton, Pa.*** 42 31 8 3 - - 4
Syracuse, N.Y. 124 99 21 4 - - 15
Trenton, N.J. 28 14 9 - 1 4 -
Utica, N.Y. 12 11 1 - - - -
Yonkers, N.Y. 15 12 1 2 - - 1
E.N. CENTRAL 2,067 1,414 452 119 49 31 177
Akron, Ohio 44 29 11 1 3 - 4
Canton, Ohio 42 26 13 2 - 1 2
Chicago, Ill. 340 209 80 33 12 5 25
Cincinnati, Ohio 40 25 8 3 3 1 4
Cleveland, Ohio 252 196 45 6 1 4 11
Columbus, Ohio 267 182 56 18 9 2 35
Dayton, Ohio 121 91 22 4 2 2 13
Detroit, Mich. 177 97 53 18 7 1 18
Evansville, Ind. 48 35 12 - - 1 4
Fort Wayne, Ind. 62 51 7 2 1 1 2
Gary, Ind. 19 8 7 4 - - -
Grand Rapids, Mich. 75 51 16 3 4 1 7
Indianapolis, Ind. 175 105 51 12 5 2 13
Lansing, Mich. 21 14 6 - - 1 1
Milwaukee, Wis. 102 74 20 6 - 2 11
Peoria, Ill. 42 35 4 1 - 2 2
Rockford, Ill. 57 45 6 3 2 1 11
South Bend, Ind. 46 36 9 - - 1 2
Toledo, Ohio 92 69 19 1 - 3 10
Youngstown, Ohio 45 36 7 2 - - 2
W.N. CENTRAL 686 447 152 41 27 18 49
Des Moines, Iowa - - - - - - -
Duluth, Minn. 38 30 6 1 - 1 3
Kansas City, Kans. 33 17 9 2 4 1 2
Kansas City, Mo. 107 68 29 5 3 2 6
Lincoln, Nebr. 40 31 4 3 2 - 5
Minneapolis, Minn. 65 45 12 4 2 2 5
Omaha, Nebr. 105 71 23 6 5 - 11
St. Louis, Mo. 171 92 43 18 8 9 13
St. Paul, Minn. 52 42 6 - 1 3 2
Wichita, Kans. 75 51 20 2 2 - 2
S. ATLANTIC 1,384 888 330 105 34 27 70
Atlanta, Ga. 232 138 63 22 4 5 9
Baltimore, Md. 167 98 43 16 8 2 14
Charlotte, N.C. 122 86 19 10 5 2 11
Jacksonville, Fla. 151 98 38 9 6 - 2
Miami, Fla. 120 71 33 13 3 - 3
Norfolk, Va. 57 43 10 1 - 3 1
Richmond, Va. 68 35 24 5 3 1 6
Savannah, Ga. 48 29 12 4 - 3 2
St. Petersburg, Fla. 69 47 16 2 - 4 12
Tampa, Fla. 211 160 35 13 - 3 6
Washington, D.C. 121 67 35 10 5 4 3
Wilmington, Del. 18 16 2 - - - 1
E.S. CENTRAL 877 567 212 66 11 21 83
Birmingham, Ala. 171 107 38 19 3 4 26
Chattanooga, Tenn. 72 53 17 1 - 1 7
Knoxville, Tenn. 119 81 29 5 1 3 1
Lexington, Ky. 80 55 22 3 - - 15
Memphis, Tenn. 153 96 41 13 1 2 7
Mobile, Ala. 100 57 22 15 3 3 5
Montgomery, Ala. 41 34 5 1 - 1 8
Nashville, Tenn. 141 84 38 9 3 7 14
W.S. CENTRAL 1,410 903 340 101 30 36 57
Austin, Tex. 94 59 24 9 1 1 3
Baton Rouge, La. 40 28 6 4 1 1 -
Corpus Christi, Tex. U U U U U U U
Dallas, Tex. 205 115 60 12 6 12 8
El Paso, Tex. 94 64 19 5 4 2 5
Ft. Worth, Tex. 99 75 18 3 - 3 5
Houston, Tex. 388 231 102 38 7 10 14
Little Rock, Ark. 70 46 16 5 1 2 3
New Orleans, La. U U U U U U U
San Antonio, Tex. 226 151 52 14 5 4 14
Shreveport, La. 72 48 17 5 1 1 5
Tulsa, Okla. 122 86 26 6 4 - -
MOUNTAIN 918 599 199 68 30 22 90
Albuquerque, N.M. 113 63 34 12 2 2 10
Boise, Idaho 48 33 10 3 2 - 4
Colo. Springs, Colo. 54 43 8 2 1 - 2
Denver, Colo. 103 62 25 7 4 5 7
Las Vegas, Nev. 279 183 61 22 11 2 30
Ogden, Utah 36 29 2 3 1 1 5
Phoenix, Ariz. 148 87 35 11 8 7 15
Pueblo, Colo. 30 21 5 3 - 1 3
Salt Lake City, Utah 107 78 19 5 1 4 14
Tucson, Ariz. U U U U U U U
PACIFIC 1,934 1,348 406 100 43 36 171
Berkeley, Calif. 19 15 2 - - 2 2
Fresno, Calif. 123 74 34 9 6 - 7
Glendale, Calif. 25 21 4 - - - 6
Honolulu, Hawaii 61 46 10 5 - - -
Long Beach, Calif. 63 37 19 4 1 2 9
Los Angeles, Calif. 427 313 82 22 4 6 48
Pasadena, Calif. 20 12 6 - - 2 5
Portland, Oreg. 111 78 25 7 - 1 8
Sacramento, Calif. 195 141 40 7 3 4 14
San Diego, Calif. 211 144 40 14 7 5 16
San Francisco, Calif. 184 124 43 9 3 5 26
San Jose, Calif. 160 120 30 5 3 2 15
Santa Cruz, Calif. 28 25 2 1 - - -
Seattle, Wash. 137 75 41 9 9 3 5
Spokane, Wash. 60 39 11 4 4 2 7
Tacoma, Wash. 110 84 17 4 3 2 3
TOTAL 12,020 8,159 2,630 750 251 225 893
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TABLE III. Deaths in 122 U.S. cities*,
week ending April 8, 2006
Reporting
Area All Causes, by Age (Years) Pneumonia and
Influenza
All Ages** >=65 45-64 25-44 1-24 Less than 1
NEW ENGLAND 612 445 116 35 8 8 61
Boston, Mass. 157 101 38 10 3 5 12
Bridgeport, Conn. 39 27 7 4 1 - 5
Cambridge, Mass. 14 13 1 - - - 3
Fall River, Mass. 32 20 8 4 - - 4
Hartford, Conn. 65 53 6 4 2 - 10
Lowell, Mass. 31 23 5 3 - - 4
Lynn, Mass. 12 10 2 - - - 2
New Bedford, Mass. 23 19 4 - - - 6
New Haven, Conn. U U U U U U U
Providence, R.I. 85 67 13 3 1 1 6
Somerville, Mass. 10 8 2 - - - -
Springfield, Mass. 42 30 8 2 - 2 2
Waterbury, Conn. 28 22 4 1 1 - -
Worcester, Mass. 74 52 18 4 - - 7
MID. ATLANTIC 2,132 1,548 423 115 19 26 135
Albany, N.Y. 40 32 6 1 1 - 3
Allentown, Pa. 31 26 4 1 - - 5
Buffalo, N.Y. 70 49 16 4 - 1 10
Camden, N.J. 24 19 2 2 - 1 3
Elizabeth, N.J. 15 13 2 - - - 2
Erie, Pa.*** 34 31 2 - - 1 4
Jersey City, N.J. 40 27 13 - - - -
New York City, N.Y. 1,102 782 224 70 10 15 60
Newark, N.J. 51 27 18 4 2 - 6
Paterson, N.J. 19 14 1 2 1 1 -
Philadelphia, Pa. 284 207 59 15 2 1 8
Pittsburgh, Pa.*** 26 19 5 1 - 1 1
Reading, Pa. 26 21 5 - - - -
Rochester, N.Y. 134 103 22 6 2 1 12
Schenectady, N.Y. 15 11 4 - - - 1
Scranton, Pa.*** 42 31 8 3 - - 4
Syracuse, N.Y. 124 99 21 4 - - 15
Trenton, N.J. 28 14 9 - 1 4 -
Utica, N.Y. 12 11 1 - - - -
Yonkers, N.Y. 15 12 1 2 - - 1
E.N. CENTRAL 2,067 1,414 452 119 49 31 177
Akron, Ohio 44 29 11 1 3 - 4
Canton, Ohio 42 26 13 2 - 1 2
Chicago, Ill. 340 209 80 33 12 5 25
Cincinnati, Ohio 40 25 8 3 3 1 4
Cleveland, Ohio 252 196 45 6 1 4 11
Columbus, Ohio 267 182 56 18 9 2 35
Dayton, Ohio 121 91 22 4 2 2 13
Detroit, Mich. 177 97 53 18 7 1 18
Evansville, Ind. 48 35 12 - - 1 4
Fort Wayne, Ind. 62 51 7 2 1 1 2
Gary, Ind. 19 8 7 4 - - -
Grand Rapids, Mich. 75 51 16 3 4 1 7
Indianapolis, Ind. 175 105 51 12 5 2 13
Lansing, Mich. 21 14 6 - - 1 1
Milwaukee, Wis. 102 74 20 6 - 2 11
Peoria, Ill. 42 35 4 1 - 2 2
Rockford, Ill. 57 45 6 3 2 1 11
South Bend, Ind. 46 36 9 - - 1 2
Toledo, Ohio 92 69 19 1 - 3 10
Youngstown, Ohio 45 36 7 2 - - 2
W.N. CENTRAL 686 447 152 41 27 18 49
Des Moines, Iowa - - - - - - -
Duluth, Minn. 38 30 6 1 - 1 3
Kansas City, Kans. 33 17 9 2 4 1 2
Kansas City, Mo. 107 68 29 5 3 2 6
Lincoln, Nebr. 40 31 4 3 2 - 5
Minneapolis, Minn. 65 45 12 4 2 2 5
Omaha, Nebr. 105 71 23 6 5 - 11
St. Louis, Mo. 171 92 43 18 8 9 13
St. Paul, Minn. 52 42 6 - 1 3 2
Wichita, Kans. 75 51 20 2 2 - 2
S. ATLANTIC 1,384 888 330 105 34 27 70
Atlanta, Ga. 232 138 63 22 4 5 9
Baltimore, Md. 167 98 43 16 8 2 14
Charlotte, N.C. 122 86 19 10 5 2 11
Jacksonville, Fla. 151 98 38 9 6 - 2
Miami, Fla. 120 71 33 13 3 - 3
Norfolk, Va. 57 43 10 1 - 3 1
Richmond, Va. 68 35 24 5 3 1 6
Savannah, Ga. 48 29 12 4 - 3 2
St. Petersburg, Fla. 69 47 16 2 - 4 12
Tampa, Fla. 211 160 35 13 - 3 6
Washington, D.C. 121 67 35 10 5 4 3
Wilmington, Del. 18 16 2 - - - 1
E.S. CENTRAL 877 567 212 66 11 21 83
Birmingham, Ala. 171 107 38 19 3 4 26
Chattanooga, Tenn. 72 53 17 1 - 1 7
Knoxville, Tenn. 119 81 29 5 1 3 1
Lexington, Ky. 80 55 22 3 - - 15
Memphis, Tenn. 153 96 41 13 1 2 7
Mobile, Ala. 100 57 22 15 3 3 5
Montgomery, Ala. 41 34 5 1 - 1 8
Nashville, Tenn. 141 84 38 9 3 7 14
W.S. CENTRAL 1,410 903 340 101 30 36 57
Austin, Tex. 94 59 24 9 1 1 3
Baton Rouge, La. 40 28 6 4 1 1 -
Corpus Christi, Tex. U U U U U U U
Dallas, Tex. 205 115 60 12 6 12 8
El Paso, Tex. 94 64 19 5 4 2 5
Ft. Worth, Tex. 99 75 18 3 - 3 5
Houston, Tex. 388 231 102 38 7 10 14
Little Rock, Ark. 70 46 16 5 1 2 3
New Orleans, La. U U U U U U U
San Antonio, Tex. 226 151 52 14 5 4 14
Shreveport, La. 72 48 17 5 1 1 5
Tulsa, Okla. 122 86 26 6 4 - -
MOUNTAIN 918 599 199 68 30 22 90
Albuquerque, N.M. 113 63 34 12 2 2 10
Boise, Idaho 48 33 10 3 2 - 4
Colo. Springs, Colo. 54 43 8 2 1 - 2
Denver, Colo. 103 62 25 7 4 5 7
Las Vegas, Nev. 279 183 61 22 11 2 30
Ogden, Utah 36 29 2 3 1 1 5
Phoenix, Ariz. 148 87 35 11 8 7 15
Pueblo, Colo. 30 21 5 3 - 1 3
Salt Lake City, Utah 107 78 19 5 1 4 14
Tucson, Ariz. U U U U U U U
PACIFIC 1,934 1,348 406 100 43 36 171
Berkeley, Calif. 19 15 2 - - 2 2
Fresno, Calif. 123 74 34 9 6 - 7
Glendale, Calif. 25 21 4 - - - 6
Honolulu, Hawaii 61 46 10 5 - - -
Long Beach, Calif. 63 37 19 4 1 2 9
Los Angeles, Calif. 427 313 82 22 4 6 48
Pasadena, Calif. 20 12 6 - - 2 5
Portland, Oreg. 111 78 25 7 - 1 8
Sacramento, Calif. 195 141 40 7 3 4 14
San Diego, Calif. 211 144 40 14 7 5 16
San Francisco, Calif. 184 124 43 9 3 5 26
San Jose, Calif. 160 120 30 5 3 2 15
Santa Cruz, Calif. 28 25 2 1 - - -
Seattle, Wash. 137 75 41 9 9 3 5
Spokane, Wash. 60 39 11 4 4 2 7
Tacoma, Wash. 110 84 17 4 3 2 3
TOTAL 12,020 8,159 2,630 750 251 225 893
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