MEDIA ADVISORY

Monday, May 11, 2009

H1N1 Virus Update

Today, the department is reporting 43 confirmed cases of H1N1 virus in the following counties: Adams (6), Arapahoe (9), Boulder (2), Denver (8), Douglas (2), Eagle (3), Fremont (1), Garfield (4), Jefferson (6), La Plata (1), Morgan (1).

Tables containing information about the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 virus in Colorado can be viewed at the department’s Web site at www.cdphe.state.co.us in the upper right-hand corner. The tables provide information by county, age range and number of hospitalizations.

The department is not providing numbers on reported suspect cases, only lab-confirmed cases.

For general information about H1N1, call CoHELP between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday-Friday at 1-877-462-2911, or visit the department’s Web site at www.cdphe.state.co.us.

CONTACT: Lori Maldonado, deputy director of communications, Colorado Department of Public Health, 303-692-2028

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