Total of 12 swine flu cases in Westchester

May

Several more people were diagnosed with the H1N1 swine flu this week, bringing to 12 the number of cases in Westchester, the county Health Department announced today.

None of the people were hospitalized; all had mild flu symptoms and recovered at home, said spokeswoman Caren Halbfinger.

Ten of the people diagnosed are students in Rye, including the Rye Country Day School and the local public school district.

The other two cases are two adults: one from Tuckahoe and another from Pleasantville. Neither of them have any connection to the schools; both had recently travelled to Mexico.

The Health Department will only test residents who are seriously ill and/or hospitalized, Halbfinger said.

The Public Health laboratory in Valhalla now has the capacity to test and confirm swine flu cases. The cases previously needed to be sent to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta.

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