Swine flu cases drop, but death stats spike

ATLANTA - Swine flu infections seem to be dropping, but more than two dozen children died with the illness during one week in November, according to a government report released Monday.

Widespread infections of swine flu were reported in 32 states as of Nov. 21, down from 43 states the week before, officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

The CDC also said there were 27 new lab-confirmed swine flu deaths in children younger than 18, bringing the total to about 200 children. That's the largest one-week tally for children since the pandemic started.

Since it first was identified in April, swine flu has sickened an estimated 22 million Americans, hospitalized about 98,000 and killed 4,000. It has proved to be similar to seasonal flu but a bigger threat to children and young adults.

The swine flu pandemic so far has hit in two waves in the United States: first in the spring, then a larger wave that started in the late summer.

In late October, 48 states reported widespread flu activity.

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