2,618 cases of new flu in U.S.: CDC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States now has 2,618 cases of the new H1N1 influenza across 44 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday.

The outbreak of swine flu has been mostly mild in the United States, with three deaths, the CDC said in a statement. Sunday the U.S. figure stood at 2,532 cases.

Globally, the World Health Organization confirmed 4,694 infections in 30 countries with 53 deaths, all but four in Mexico.

While it is widespread across the United States, WHO said the new H1N1 virus shows no signs of sustained person-to-person spread outside of North America.

(Reporting by Maggie Fox; Editing by Bill Trott)