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State Near The Top In Swine Flu Cases

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jun 21, 2009 8:15PM

In an updated tally of the Pandemic That Wouldn't Go Away, the CDC says that Illinois is second in terms of American states with the number of reported cases at 2,526, second only to Wisconsin which has reported 3,008 cases. Overall, there have been 21,449 cases reported nationwide with 87 deaths, but the CDC notes that much of the recent action has shifted to the Northeast. [via WBBM]