Hawke’s Bay District Health Board announced that influenza type symptoms have been on the decline with General Practitioners reporting fewer patients, though it would be still too early to determine whether the spread of influenza is about to recede in the near future.

Out of the 46 confirmed cases regarding H1N1, only a fraction of patients required medical attention at a hospital. Andrew Burns, a Doctor at Hawke’s Bay Hospital, further stated that the number of confirmed cases was deceiving, as most of the people suffering with influenza have not been screened for swine flu whereas the influenza strain, which is in circulation, has predominantly been of H1N1.

On a national scale, it has been reported that there have been 16 deaths due to swine flu, including the death of one person in Hawke’s Bay. There has been an admission of 609 people in hospitals across America and out of them, 14 people were being treated in intensive care units.

In a further development, Consumer Union, a non-profit organization, reported that only 52% people working with hospitals in California have been vaccinated, whereas the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services has recommended that of all the employees working in hospitals, 60% needed to be vaccinated.

It has also been advised that pregnant women, obese people and people with medical ailments should seek immediate medical attention in case of influenza-type symptoms.