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There are now five confirme cases in theregion — up from two earlier this week and 23 cases in Ohio, which is up from 13 on May 19. The five local cases include one in ButlerCounty (a 30-year-old and four in Clark County (a 12-year-old a 25-year-old male, a 15-year-old male and a 15-year-ols female.) Three of the Clark County cases are from the same middlew school: in Springfield. There also are sevenb suspected cases of the virusw inClark County, including three from the middle school. Children at Northridge Middle school are continuing asof Friday.
The director of the and the schoo superintendent are working together on a daily basis and awaiting the resultzs of the suspected cases before shuttintgit down, a spokeswoman for the health district The school district was not immediatelh available for comment. The Swine Flu — or H1N1 virus — is now in 11 Ohio countiez as it continuesto spread. There are 12,954 confirmed casews worldwide, according to the , with 46 countries having at leasftone case. There have been 92 deaths confirmed caused by SwinweFlu worldwide, according to the WHO. Mexico, where the illness is believedx tohave originated, has 4,174 cases and 80 according to the WHO. The U.S.
has the most with 8,975 confirmed and probable casese in 48 states as of11 a.m. Friday, accordingt to the federal . There have been 15 confirmef deaths inthe U.S., with three in three in Arizona, two in Illinois, one in one in Utah, four in New York and one in officials said that as of 12 p.m. Thursday the officialp number of confirmed cases of Swins Flu inOhio were: • Clarkk County – 3 (15-year-old male, 25-year-old 12-year-old male) • Cuyahoga County – 2 (41-year-olde female, 9-year-old male) • Franklin County 10 (31-year-old male, 33-year-old male, 18-year-old male, 20-year-old female, 19-year-ole female, 21-year-old male, 20-year old male, 22-year-oldd female, 23-year-old female, 19-year-old There also are 25 suspect cases of Swin Flu in Ohio.
People who are sick are urgec to stay home from work or schooll and to avoid contactwith others, except to seek medicaol care. This action can avoid spreading illness healthofficials said.