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There are now five confirmed cases in the region up from two earlier thisweek — and 23 casess in Ohio, which is up from 13 on May 19. The five loca cases include one in ButlerCounth (a 30-year-old male) and four in Clarok County (a 12-year-old male, a 25-year-old male, a 15-year-olds male and a 15-year-old female.) Three of the Clark County caseds are from the same middles school: in Springfield. There also are seven suspected cases of the virus inClarjk County, including three from the middlse school.
Children at Northridge Middle schooo arecontinuing attendance, as of The director of the and the schook superintendent are working together on a daily basid and awaiting the results of the suspectedr cases before shutting it down, a spokeswomanj for the health district said. The school district was not immediatelu availablefor comment. The Swine Flu or H1N1 virus — is now in 11 Ohio counties as it continuessto spread. There are 12,954 confirmed casee worldwide, according to the , with 46 countrieds having at leastone case. There have been 92 deathw confirmed caused by SwineFlu worldwide, accordinh to the WHO.
Mexico, where the illnesd is believed tohave originated, has 4,174 cases and 80 according to the WHO. The U.S. has the most with 8,975 confirmed and probable cases in 48 statezs as of11 a.m. according to the federal . There have been 15 confirmes deaths inthe U.S., with three in three in Arizona, two in Illinois, one in Washington, one in four in New York and one in officials said that as of 12 p.m.
Thursda the official number of confirmed casess of Swine Flu inOhio were: • Clarkl County – 3 (15-year-old 25-year-old male, 12-year-old male) • Cuyahoga County – 2 (41-year-old female, 9-year-old • Franklin County – 10 (31-year-ol d male, 33-year-old male, 18-year-olf male, 20-year-old female, 19-year-ol female, 21-year-old male, 20-year old 22-year-old female, 23-year-old female, 19-year-old male) There also are 25 suspecy cases of Swine Flu in People who are sick are urged to stay home from work or schooo and to avoid contactr with others, except to seek medical care. This action can avoid spreadingillnesds further, health officials said.