Jiangsu public health authorities said on 15 September that the province had recorded 505 cases of the H1N1 virus, otherwise known as swine flu, by 9 September. Out of this total, 198 had fully recovered, 206 were still in hospital and 101 were being looked after at home.

No deaths have yet occurred in the province. The major Jiangsu cities that have reported incidents include Nanjing, Yangzhou, Nantong, Suzhou, Zhenjiang and Wuxi.