Arizona adds 126 confirmed cases of swine flu

The number of new cases of swine flu in Arizona is increasing.

The Department of Health Services reported Wednesday that the state has now had 1,480 confirmed cases. That's an increase of 126 in the past week, compared with an increase of 109 cases in the previous week.

The Phoenix metropolitan area is seeing a growing impact from the outbreak, with roughly 70 percent of the new cases reported in Maricopa County. That compares with about 60 percent of the total cases.

The only county without a confirmed case remains tiny Greenlee County in southeastern Arizona.