Mich. Has Confirmed Cases of Swine Flu

Last Edited: Wednesday, 29 Apr 2009, 11:56 AM EDT
Created On: Wednesday, 29 Apr 2009, 11:55 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. now has 91 confirmed cases of the new swine flu in 10 states. Two of those cases are in Michigan, including one each in Livingston and Ottawa counties.

Dr. Richard Besser, the acting chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says thus far only five of those cases needed hospitalization, including a Mexican toddler who became the first death recorded in the U.S., in Texas.

The increase is not surprising. For days, CDC officials have said they expected to confirm more cases -- and more severe illnesses -- as they intensively hunt down this new virus.

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