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Almost two months after the first case was reported, and about a month since anyone cared, the World Health Organization has declared swine flu is officially the first flu pandemic in 41 years!
So far, H1N1 has killed 144 people, a small number compared to the millions who died during the last flu pandemic — or even compared to the 250,000 to 500,000 who die of the regular flu every year.
Thirty thousand people have been infected worldwide. As of the Miami-Dade health department’s last count on June 5, there are 75 confirmed cases in the county, with no deaths. That represents a little less than a third of the total cases in Florida.
[Yahoo!: WHO: Swine flu pandemic has begun, 1st in 41 years]
