National H1N1 Influenza 09 Update

12 noon 27 July 2009

PANDEMIC (H1N1) 2009 UPDATE BULLETIN

1200 AEST on 27 July 2009 

Change in name of infection 

The World Health Organization (WHO) is now referring to the current pandemic as “Pandemic (H1N1) 2009”.  

National case update  

At noon today Australia has 17,061 confirmed cases of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009.

The total number of Australian deaths associated with Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 is currently 50 with 17 deaths in NSW, 3 in the NT, 6 in Qld, 5 in SA, 2 in Tas, 16 in Victoria and 1 in WA 

Hospitalisations 

There are currently 378 people in hospital around Australia with Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 and 103 of these are in Intensive Care Units.

There are 5 people hospitalised in the ACT, 189 in NSW, 22 in the NT, 78 in Qld, 29 in SA, 8 in Tas, 31 in Victoria and 16 in WA.

ICU admissions: Of the 103 people currently in Intensive Care Units, there is 1 in the ACT, 46 in NSW, 8 in the NT, 21 in Qld, 5 in SA, 1 in Tas, 11 in Vic and 10 in WA.

The total number of hospitalisations in Australia since Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 was identified is 2014