H1N1 Flu Hitting More Than Half of California Counties

At a press conference yesterday, state Public Health Officer Mark Horton announced that active outbreaks of the H1N1 flu virus are being reported in more than half of California counties.  The H1N1 strain accounts for about 95% of the flu samples state labs are testing.

• "Outbreaks of Flu Are 'Way Up' in L.A. County" (Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10/16).