The Washington Post writes, "[t]he new estimates, drawn from detailed surveillance and record-checking in 10 states, sketch the most detailed picture by far of the national toll from the new flu strain that emerged in California and Mexico in April." An estimated 98,000 people have been hospitalized, "with 36,000 of them age 17 and younger. The vast majority of deaths - about 2,920 - have been in people age 18 to 64" (Brown, 11/13).

According to CNN, the total number of Americans infected with the virus currently stands at 22 million (11/12).

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