Flu Statistics for LA

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has released its Influenza Surveillance Report through the end of August. It finds that:

11% of swine flu patients are 4 or younger.

70% are 5 to 24 years old

18% are 26-64

1% are 65 are older

Further the report states that “there are 737 lab confirmed cases of 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) in Louisiana. Based on an extrapolation from CDC data, the real case count in Louisiana is closer to 39,000.”

Don’t forget to follow the CDC guidelines for staying healthy.