Developments on swine flu worldwide

AJC is constantly updating the key developments.

Key developments on swine flu outbreaks, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization and government officials:

• Deaths: Global total of 87 — 75 in Mexico, 10 in U.S., one in Canada and one in Costa Rica. Officials said victims from Canada, U.S. and Costa Rica also had other medical conditions.

• Confirmed cases: WHO says 40 countries have reported more than 9,830 cases, mostly in U.S. and Mexico. That figure does not include Taiwan, which reports its first confirmed case.

• CDC says 47 U.S. states and District of Columbia have combined 5,710 confirmed and probable cases. Most probable cases are eventually confirmed.

On the Net: CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/