Mexico's chief epidemiologist accuses the World Health Organization of being slow to respond to the country's warning. Dr. Miguel Angel Lezana said his center told a regional branch of WHO about a spike in illnesses April 16 but no action was taken until eight days later.
_Confirmed sickened worldwide, 504: 300 in Mexico; 133 in U.S.; 35 in Canada; 13 in Spain; eight in Britain; four each in Germany and New Zealand; two in Israel; one each in Switzerland, Austria, China, Denmark and the Netherlands. Mexico is no longer releasing "suspected" numbers; the number of suspected cases was 2,498 before the tally was halted.
_U.S. confirmed sickened, by state: 50 in New York; 26 in Texas; 18 in California; 10 in South Carolina; five in New Jersey; four each in Arizona and Delaware; two each in Kansas, Colorado, Virginia, Michigan and Massachusetts; and one each in Indiana, Ohio, Georgia, Minnesota, Nebraska and Nevada.
_The World Health Organization increases its tally of confirmed swine flu cases around the world to 331 Friday from 257 Thursday. By country: Mexico 156; U.S. 109; Canada 34; Spain 13; United Kingdom 8; Germany 3; New Zealand 3; Israel 2; Austria 1; Switzerland 1; Netherlands 1.
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