Swine flu cases rise to 91 in U.S. with one death

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A toddler from Mexico has died in a Houston hospital. The top U.S. health official says more cases, hospitalizations and deaths are likely.

As the swine flu outbreak spread to four more states overnight, bringing the total to at least 91 cases, the United States reported its first death from the new virus, a 23-month old child who died in a Houston hospital.

The boy was a Mexican national from Mexico City who had traveled to Matamoros on a commercial flight with his family to visit relatives in Brownsville, Texas. After his symptoms grew more severe, he was taken to Houston to seek medical treatment.

Arizona, Massachusetts, Michigan and Nevada joined the list of states with new cases. Texas said its total has now climbed to 16 cases, New York has 51, and California has 14.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there have been more hospitalizations as well and reported on its website that "a pattern of more severe illness associated with the virus may be emerging in the United States."

"We expect to see more cases, more hospitalizations, and, unfortunately, we are likely to see more deaths from the outbreak," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told reporters on her first day at work following Senate confirmation Tuesday... More

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