Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

JUST THE FACTS:

The numbers on the swine flu

64

Confirmed cases of swine flu in the United States as of Tuesday

0

Cases in Nevada

183,839

Specimens tested so far by the CDC and U.S. World Health Organization this flu season, which began in October

14.1%

Share that came back positive for some strain of influenza

151

Number of positives reported during the most recent week (down from more than 3,000 reported positive tests nationwide during the week ending Feb. 21)

116

Number of discharges in Nevada in 2006 (the most recent statistic available) for hospital stays that involved the flu, according to the U.S. Health and Human Services Department

40

Weekly nonstop flights between Las Vegas and Mexico in April, according to scheduling data from McCarran International Airport

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