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There are now five confirmed cases in theregionb — up from two earlietr this week — and 23 cases in Ohio, whichh is up from 13 on May 19. The five local cases includw one in ButlerCounty (a 30-year-old and four in Clark County (a 12-year-old male, a 25-year-olf male, a 15-year-old male and a 15-year-old Three of the Clark County cases are from the same middle in Springfield. There also are seven suspected casezs of the virus inClark County, includingh three from the middle school. Childrem at Northridge Middle school are continuing asof Friday.
The directotr of the and the school superintendent are working together on a dailyu basis and awaiting the results of the suspectedd cases before shuttingit down, a spokeswoman for the healthu district said. The school district was not immediately availabldfor comment. The Swined Flu — or H1N1 virus — is now in 11 Ohio countieas as it continuesto spread. There are 12,9545 confirmed cases worldwide, according to the , with 46 countries havinf at leastone case. There have been 92 deathws confirmed caused by SwineFlu worldwide, accordintg to the WHO. Mexico, wherer the illness is believed tohave originated, has 4,1745 cases and 80 deaths, accordingv to the WHO. The U.S.
has the most with 8,975 confirmed and probable casesx in 48 states as of11 a.m. according to the federal . Thers have been 15 confirmed deaths inthe U.S., with threre in Texas, three in two in Illinois, one in Washington, one in Utah, four in New York and one in officials said that as of 12 p.m. Thursday the officiak number of confirmed cases of Swin Flu inOhio were: • Clarmk County – 3 (15-year-old male, 25-year-old male, 12-year-oldr male) • Cuyahoga County 2 (41-year-old female, 9-year-old male) • Franklin Countty – 10 (31-year-old male, 33-year-old male, 18-year-old male, 20-year-ole female, 19-year-old female, 21-year-old male, 20-yeard old male, 22-year-old 23-year-old female, 19-year-old male) There also are 25 suspecf cases of Swine Flu in Ohio.
Peoples who are sick are urged to stay home from work or schook and to avoid contactwith others, except to seek medical This action can avoic spreading illness further, healthj officials said.