Figure 5, a bar graph, demonstrates the temporal distribution of surveillance samples by date of submission and includes seven weeks, beginning January 25, 2009 through to March 8, 2009. The daily number of sample submissions is as follows:
Week One (Number of Samples): January 25 (22); January 26 (48); January 27 (6); January 28 (7); January 29 (20); January 30 (24); and January 31 (27).
Week Two (Number of Samples): February 1 (2); February 2 (42); February 3 (21); February 4 (26); February 5 (5); February 6 (8); and February 7 (6).
Week Three (Number of Samples): February 8 (0); February 9 (32); February 10 (15); February 11 (26); February 12 (10); February 13 (22); and February 14 (17).
Week Four (Number of Samples): February 15 (13); February 16 (30); February 17 (14); February 18 (19); February 19 (26); February 20 (14); and February 21 (12).
Week Five (Number of Samples): February 22 (8); February 23 (25); February 24 (12); February 25 (22); February 26 (48); February 27 (6); and February 28 (7).
Week Six Number of Samples): March 1 (6); March 2 (21); March 3 (28); March 4 (13); March 5 (15); March 6 (9); and March 7 (6).
Week 7 (Number of Samples): March 8 (0); March 9 (9); March 10 (19); and March 11 (13).