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Hawaii’s number of confirmed cases increased by four today (May 19) bringing the total to 30.

As of May 19, 2009, 5 a.m. HST the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 48 states have 5,469 confirmed cases (not including today’s four new Hawaii cases) and six deaths.

As of May 18, 2009, 8 p.m. HST the World Health Organization reports 40 countries have officially reported 9830 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 79 deaths.