7,795 Canadians hospitalized so far for Swine Flu, 77 more die
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Salim Jiwa
OTTAWA – Even though Swine Flu’s second wave is on the downswing, 804 Canadians were hospitalized and 56 died across the country in a one week reporting period between Nov. 22 and Nov. 28, according to the latest assessment released by the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Subsequent to the publication of the report, 21 more Canadians have died but those figures have not yet been included in the weekly FluWatch report from PHAC. 357 Canadians have died so far, according to reports published by the federal government. A total of 77 have died between Nov. 22 and Dec. 3.
Up to Nov. 28, 7,795 Canadians had been admitted to hospital with severe Swine Flu symptoms with 1,249 taken to ICU and 564 placed on life-support
“A total of 7,795 hospitalized cases including 1,249 cases admitted to ICU and 564 cases required ventilation as well as 336 deaths of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were reported to PHAC since the beginning of the Pandemic,” said the weekly FluWatch report.
“The number of deaths decreased slightly this week (56 vs. 61), while the number of ICU admissions (139 vs. 243) and number of hospitalizations (804 vs. 1,554) declined significantly,” said the report, reflecting a downward swing in the second wave.
“Slightly more men were hospitalized, admitted to ICU and died than women during the period from August 30 to November 28, 2009 compared to the first wave,” it said.
“All age groups had many fold higher hospitalization, ICU and mortality rates in the second wave compared to the first wave,” the report stated.
“In particular, people over 45 years of age and children between 1 and 4 years of age had hospitalization rates in the second wave that were five times higher than their respective hospitalization rates in the first wave.
“Mortality rates among the people over 45 years of age and among children under 1 year of age were three to four times higher in the second wave as compared to their respective mortality rates in the first wave.”
“The under 20 year olds continued to have the highest hospitalization rates while those 45 years of age and older and children under 1 year of age had the highest mortality rates per 100,000 population,” said the analysis.
“Children under 1 year of age also had the highest ICU admission rate,” it said.
“Comparing the rates of hospitalization, ICU admissions and deaths between those with underlying medical conditions and those without during the period from August 30 to November 28, 2009, those with underlying medical conditions were 5 times more likely to be hospitalized, nearly 8 times more likely to be admitted to ICU and 10 times more likely to die compared to those without underlying medical conditions,” the report added.
During week 47, one child died out of the 21 who were admitted to hospital. So far, 9 children have died and 1,278 in total have been admitted to hospital. Several children remain on life-support across the country.
The report also said other indicators, including people reporting to doctors with influenza like illness, hospitalization and deaths are showing a downward trend.
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