10,000 People Dead from H1N1 "Swine Flu" in the United States of America

Based on the regular flu numbers, 10,000 H1N1 "swine flu" deaths seem right in line with the regular flu's averages.

Swine flu has already infected 50 million Americans, killing 10,000, most of them children and younger adults, federal officials reported Thursday.

The new estimates suggest that the flu, also known as H1N1, has spread through 15% of the U.S. population since it was first identified in April. As of Nov. 17, 200,000 people have been hospitalized, says Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Source: USA Today