U.S. swine flu cases top 21,000 as deaths rise

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WASHINGTON - America's count of swine flu cases has risen to 21,449 cases and the number of deaths have nearly doubled to 87.

The continued spread signals the new strain of H1N1 flu is causing “something different” to happen in the United States this year — perhaps an extended year-round flu season that disproportionately hits young people, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said.

The latest numbers, released Friday by the CDC is a jump from last week's count of 18,000 cases and 44 deaths.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31443127/ns/health-swine_flu/

[timeforpeace]

1. Thank goodness it's not the regular flu, which kills 36,000 annually in the US alone.

[emilyg]

3. Wait till Fall. Those

numbers might go up.

[chill_wind]

2. The death toll has doubled since a week ago? Am I reading that right?

Seems a rather marked increase in a very short time.