Don't Panic - Flu Numbers

They changed the way they count the numbers. They changed the way they report the numbers. Really does it matter if you die from H1N1 or if you die from pneumonia? The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting the deaths regionally. The CDC does acknowledge: "Current visits to doctors for influenza-like illness are down from April, but are higher than what is expected in the summer."

In Washington DC the Department of Health hasn't acknowledged a single death and no longer reports what they thought was so important to acknowledge. They're not alone. Our point is don't count on your local government to keep you informed. Best of the worst is Maryland, as though the swine flu is the only thing that's out to get you - it isn't.

Here are just the facts Jack! We can't link to where we got the info because we want to be able to access the information to report it to you. They say you can find anything on the internet. While we don't know how true that is there is alot of information that can be found. We've also scoured sources to discover who the first canaries were. Of the eight (8) deaths in the District of Columbia we think we've discovered four (4). But without official confirmation we can't do that either.

Pneumonia/FLU	Deaths
District of Columbia	8
Baltimore, MD	519
Richmond / Norfolk, VA	165