2009 flu pandemic in the United States by state the Chicago metropolitan area – was reported by state health authorities on May 28, 2009 but this was not reflected in the CDC official numbers by the end of the month. A total of 3,366 cases and 17 deaths have been confirmed in Illinois as of July 24. As of January 2010, a total of 2931 hospitalizations due to confirmed A/H1N1 infection and a total of 97 confirmed deaths due to H1N1 have been reported in Illinois. On April 28, an unidentified Notre Dame student was confirmed as the first case of swine flu in this state. The patient had
2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis decision to return to the Democrats meant that the Senate was evenly divided 31–31, without a clear way to break the tie. In the case of a tie in the Senate, a casting vote, also called a tie-breaking vote, is issued by the Lieutenant Governor. The lieutenant governorship, however, had been vacant since David Paterson ascended to the governor's office upon the resignation of former Governor Eliot Spitzer. According to the State Constitution, if the Lieutenant Governor's office is vacant, the Temporary President of the Senate is to perform all of his duties, which includes making the casting vote. However,