Australia. National H1N1 Influenza 09 Update - 12 noon 4th July 2009 (1200 AEST on 4 July 2009) (Dept. of Health, edited)

Australian Government - Department of Health and Ageing

National H1N1 Influenza 09 Update - 12 noon 4th July 2009 (1200 AEST on 4 July 2009)

[Original Document: LINK. EDITED.]


National case update

Australia has 5254 confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza 09, an increase of 296 cases since noon yesterday.

The total number of Australian deaths associated with H1N1 Influenza 09 is currently 10, with seven reported in Victoria, one in NSW, one Western Australia and one in South Australia.

Most of the new cases were recorded in NSW, Northern Territory, Queensland and Victoria.

Since yesterday, there have been 110 new cases in NSW, 65 in the NT, 85 in Queensland, 3 in Tasmania and 33 in Victoria.

The national breakdown of cases is: ACT 206, NSW 1267, NT 335, Qld 831, SA 502, Tas 95, VIC 1724, WA 294.


Hospitalisations

There are currently 93 people in hospital around Australia with H1N1 Influenza 09 and 24 of these are in intensive care units.
National breakdown of hospitalisations: There are currently 3 in the ACT, 22 in NSW, 12 in the NT, 6 in Qld, 4 in SA, 1 in Tas, 42 in Victoria and 3 in WA.

ICU admissions: Of the 24 people currently in Intensive Care Units, 15 of these are in Victoria; 4 in NSW, 3 in Qld and 2 in SA

The total number of hospitalisations in Australia since H1N1 Influenza 09 was identified is 473.

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