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Table 1: Age Distribution of all Influenza Cases Reported in Pennsylvania this season, By County and Flu type, 10/05/2010-01/08/2011 (#=1181)
AGE GROUP
CASES
Percent

0-4
181
15.33

5-9
104
8.81

10-18
96
8.13

19-24
92
7.79

25-49
297
25.15

50-64
142
12.02

65+
269
22.78

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Table 2: County Distribution of all Influenza Cases Reported in Pennsylvania this season By Flu type, 10/05/2010-01/08/2011 (#=1181)**



Table of County by flu type

County
Org(Influenza Type)

A
B
S
U
Total

ADAMS
4
0
0
0
4

ALLEGHENY
31
16
2
8
57

ARMSTRONG
3
0
0
1
4

BEAVER
7
13
0
0
20

BEDFORD
4
0
0
1
5

BERKS
25
3
1
0
29

BLAIR
10
1
0
0
11

BRADFORD
6
2
0
0
8

BUCKS
35
2
0
0
37

BUTLER
2
0
1
0
3

CAMBRIA
1
0
0
0
1

CARBON
8
5
0
2
15

CENTRE
6
1
0
0
7

CHESTER
27
2
0
1
30

CLARION
1
2
0
0
3

CLEARFIELD
3
4
0
1
8

CLINTON
5
0
0
0
5

COLUMBIA
7
0
0
0
7

CRAWFORD
4
0
0
0
4

CUMBERLAND
12
0
0
0
12

DAUPHIN
13
1
0
0
14

DELAWARE
26
2
1
0
29

ELK
1
0
0
0
1

ERIE
51
1
1
0
53

FAYETTE
8
2
0
0
10

FOREST
1
0
0
0
1

FRANKLIN
14
7
2
0
23

FULTON
2
0
0
0
2

HUNTINGDON
1
2
0
0
3

INDIANA
2
0
0
0
2

JEFFERSON
1
0
0
0
1

JUNIATA
5
0
0
0
5

LACKAWANNA
16
1
1
0
18

LANCASTER
68
4
1
0
73

LAWRENCE
1
1
0
0
2

LEBANON
19
0
1
0
20

LEHIGH
141
15
4
0
160

LUZERNE
70
2
1
1
74

LYCOMING
27
7
0
0
34

MCKEAN
5
0
0
0
5

MERCER
4
0
0
0
4

MIFFLIN
2
1
0
0
3

MONROE
21
0
1
0
22

MONTGOMERY
58
1
1
0
60

MONTOUR
3
0
0
0
3

NORTHAMPTON
86
10
4
1
101

NORTHUMBERLAND
5
0
0
0
5

PHILADELPHIA
51
6
6
1
64

PIKE
3
0
0
0
3

SCHUYLKILL
22
3
0
0
25

SNYDER
13
0
0
0
13

SOMERSET
5
1
0
0
6

SULLIVAN
2
0
0
0
2

UNION
4
0
0
0
4

VENANGO
9
3
0
0
12

WARREN
4
0
0
0
4

WASHINGTON
6
2
0
0
8

WESTMORELAND
14
2
1
1
18

YORK
25
0
0
0
25

Total
1010
125
29
18
1181

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Still no week 2 report.

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The week 1 report had a large jump in cases in Lehigh, which is likely linked to the big jump in hospitalized cases. There also seems to be a jump in deaths at Lehigh Valley Hospital who are under 65 based on obituaries (which usually do not include the cause of deaths and may not be related to flu).

Recent obits:

Mary E. Burley
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Mary E. Burley, 63, of Wilson Borough, passed away Friday, December 31, 2010 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. Born: February 10, 1947, in Tatamy,

Marlyn H. "Bubba" Butz Jr.
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Marlyn H. "Bubba" Butz Jr., 49, of Nazareth died Tuesday, December 28th in the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. Born: August 8, 1961 in Fountain Hill, he was a son.
Thomas E. Czerwinski
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Thomas E. Czerwinski, 39, of Bethlehem Township, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg. Born: August 21, 1971 in New York City,
Hector Luis Alicea Gonzalez
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Hector Luis Alicea Gonzalez, 39 of Allentown died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Lehigh Valley Hospital. Born: in Ponce Puerto Rico on April 12, 1971,
Sister Maria Angelita Quito O.P.
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Sister Maria Angelita Quito, O.P., 51, of Pen Argyl, PA, passed away Thursday, January 6th, 2011 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Center, Salisbury Twp., PA. Born: October 17, 1959

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I did a similar search in December after the two H1N1 deaths (53M and 22M) and did not find this type of concentration of deaths at Lehigh Valley Hospital.

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http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.d ... /-1/NEWS01

Thankfully, flu season starts slowly

There have been fewer flu cases reported in Pennsylvania than in several other states, as flu season gets under way.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, New York and Virginia, among other states, are seeing "widespread influenza activity" but the number of flu cases reported in Pennsylvania isn't high enough to warrant any special concern.

Flu season, for the most part, begins in January; however, the majority of flu-related cases are reported during February, according to the CDC.

Still, Geoffrey Roche, spokesman for Pocono Medical Center — which has recently seen a few more people coming in with flu-related symptoms — says it's still not too late to get a flu shot. The shot begins to work about two weeks after a person receives it, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtm ... 2md_w#tab3

Pennsylvania P&I deaths as reported on Table 3 for current week's MMWR don't look particularly high

Mid Atlantic 171/2601

Allentown, Pa 1/31
Erie, PA 5/42
Philadelphia, PA 18/487
Pittsburgh 1/43
Reading, PA 2/34
Scranton, PA 1/27

No week 2 report.

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The National (FluView) week 2 report is out, but no report from PA.

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If they didn't add their weekly report to the national one, I can't see any reason but technical problems.

Why do you think they are not releasing the week 2 update?