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, whose students account for five of the has decided to remain open Mondagy and Tuesday as it finishexs theschool year. Rick Broderick, superintendent of the NortheasterhnSchool District, said attendance is down by one-third, but at this pointt has been pretty steady compared with last “At this point we feel parents have prettt much made their decisions,” Broderick said. The Clark County Combinesd Health District said Monday there were six confirmed cases of Swinw Flu inthe county, with five of thosse from Northridge Middle School, and one remainintg suspect case.
There are now eight confirmed cases in the Dayton region up from two a weekago — and 27 tota l cases in Ohio, which is up from 13 on May 19. Thers are 15 total suspected cases inthe state. The eighgt local cases include one in MontgomeryCounty (a 16-year-olfd male), one in Butler County (a 30-year-old male) and six in Clark County (a 12-year-ols male, a 25-year-old male, a 15-year-old male, a 13-year-olx male, a 14-year-old male and a 15-year-old female.) The Swind Flu — or H1N1 virus is now in 12 Ohio counties as it continues to spread.
There are 12,954 confirmed cases worldwide, accordin to the ’s latest briefing May 26, with 46 countriesd having at least one There have been 92 deaths confirmed caused by Swine Flu worldwide, according to the WHO. Mexico, where the illness is believed to have has 4,174 cases and 80 deaths, accordinb to the WHO. The U.S. has the most with 10,053 confirmed and probable — up from 8,9754 last Friday. There are cases now in all 50 statesw plusWashington D.C. as of 11 a.m. Monday, accordinv to the federal . There have been 17 confirmed deaths inthe U.S., with three in Texas, four in three in Illinois, one in Washington, one in four in New York and one in Missouri.
officialxs said that as of 5:30 p.m. Fridau the official number of confirmef cases of Swine Flu inOhio were: Clark County – 6 (15-year-old male, 25-year-old male, 12-year-old 15-year-old female, 13-year-old male, 14-year-old •Cuyahoga County – 3 (41-year-old female, 9-year-old 14-year-old female); • Franklin County – 10 (31-year-old 33-year-old male, 18-year-old male, 20-year-old female, 19-year-olxd female, 21-year-old male, 20-year old male, 22-year-oldr female, 23-year-old female, 19-year-old male); Portage County – 1 (39-year-old female).
People who are sick are urgerd to stay home from work or school and to avoid contactgwith others, except to seek medical care. This action can avoif spreadingillness further, health officials said.