Illinois health officials have updated the state's swine flu numbers. A case is "confirmed" when additional laboratory testing backs up initial test results. Until then, the case is called "probable."
The state began doing its own confirmation tests on Sunday, which means quicker turnaround on results and large increases in confirmed cases.
The tally, as time goes on, will show largely the most serious cases because doctors are following the state's recommendation to test only severely ill patients. The virus has turned out to be milder than initially feared, so many mild cases may not be counted.
Boone: 3 confirmed
Chicago: 171 confirmed
Cook (suburban): 105 confirmed
DeKalb: 1 confirmed
DuPage: 32 confirmed
Franklin: 1 confirmed
Kane: 25 confirmed
Kendall: 1 confirmed
Knox: 2 confirmed
Lake: 8 confirmed
McHenry: 2 confirmed
Sangamon: 1 confirmed
Will: 33 confirmed
Winnebago: 1 probable, 4 confirmed
Undetermined: 4 confirmed
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Total: 1 probable, 393 confirmed
Source: Illinois Department of Public Health.
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The state began doing its own confirmation tests on Sunday, which means quicker turnaround on results and large increases in confirmed cases.
The tally, as time goes on, will show largely the most serious cases because doctors are following the state's recommendation to test only severely ill patients. The virus has turned out to be milder than initially feared, so many mild cases may not be counted.
Boone: 3 confirmed
Chicago: 171 confirmed
Cook (suburban): 105 confirmed
DeKalb: 1 confirmed
DuPage: 32 confirmed
Franklin: 1 confirmed
Kane: 25 confirmed
Kendall: 1 confirmed
Knox: 2 confirmed
Lake: 8 confirmed
McHenry: 2 confirmed
Sangamon: 1 confirmed
Will: 33 confirmed
Winnebago: 1 probable, 4 confirmed
Undetermined: 4 confirmed
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Total: 1 probable, 393 confirmed
Source: Illinois Department of Public Health.
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Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
