Canada. Surveillance - H1N1 Flu Virus (Human Swine Flu) - Public Health Agency of Canada (July 3, 2009, edited)

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Outbreak Epidemiological Update


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Confirmed cases are posted Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 16:00 EDT.


Laboratory-Confirmed Cases of H1N1 Flu Virus July 3, 2009, 15h00 EDT

Epidemiological Update

As of 3 July, 2009 15:00 EDT, a total of 8,883 laboratory-confirmed cases of Pandemic H1N1 2009 virus, including 663 hospitalizations and 29 deaths, have been reported in Canada from all provinces and territories.


[Table 1: Summary of laboratory-confirmed cases of Pandemic H1N1 2009 virus reported to the Public Health Agency of Canada, by province/territory, as of 3 July 2009, 15:00 EDT.]

[Province / Territory - New: Laboratory-confirmed cases(1) reported as of July 3, 2009 - Hospitalizations reported as of July 3, 2009 - Deaths reported as of July 3, 2009 / Total: Laboratory-confirmed cases (including today’s cases) - Hospitalizations(2,3) - Total deaths(2)]

• British Columbia(4) 28 - 1 - 0 / 298 - 7 - 0
• Alberta 191 - 11 - 0 / 1071 - 45 - 1
• Saskatchewan(4) 35 - 1 - 0 / 774 - 10 - 2
• Manitoba(4) 86 - 0 - 2 / 685 - 83 - 4
• Ontario(4) 303 - 24 - 1 / 3464 - 162 - 10
• Quebec(4,5) 186 - 67 - 1 / 2020 - 314 - 12
• New Brunswick 1 - 0 - 0 / 10 - 0 - 0
• Nova Scotia 33 - 4 - 0 / 171 - 5 - 0
• Prince Edward Island 2 - 0 - 0 / 5 - 0 - 0
• Newfoundland 3 - 1 - 0 / 35 - 1 - 0
• Yukon 0 - 0 - 0 / 1 - 0 - 0
• Northwest Territories 2 - 0 - 0 / 9 - 0 - 0
• Nunavut 30 - 16 - 0 / 340 - 36 - 0

• Total 900 - 125 - 4 / 8883 - 663 - 29

• (1) Note: P/Ts may choose to announce cases that have been confirmed after 15:00 EDT. These cases will be reflected in the next epidemiological update.
• (2) Number of deaths and hospitalizations are included in the number of cases.
• (3) Hospitalizations are not reported until investigation forms are received which can cause a delay in the reporting.
• (4) British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec are now reporting case counts on a weekly basis.
• (5) Quebec searches systematically for influenza H1N1 among all ILI hospitalized patients which may explain high numbers.

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