The Illinois Department of Public Health released the number of Swine Flu infections and deaths found in the state today.

“For confidentiality reasons and out of respect for the families, the Illinois Department of Public Health is not releasing any additional information about the 17 death,” the press release reads.

Knowing the country of origin, if those infected are not native-born American citizens is irrelevant, don’t you know.

Anyway, ordinary citizens don’t have the expertise to figure out what more detailed statistics might suggest.

County breakdown of Illinois H1N1 influenza related deaths:

• 8 – Chicago
• 6 – Suburban Cook County
• 1 – Kane County
• 1 – Lake County
• 1 – LaSalle County

No geographic breakdown was provided in the press release.