Swine flu school in NYC reopen

May

Two dozen New York City public schools that had been closed because of swine flu are now reopened. Students are returning to the schools today, including Intermediate School 238 in Hollis, Queens, where assistant principal Mitchell Wiener became the city’s first death from the virus.

Over the weekend, a woman in her 50s died, becoming the city’s second swine flu victim and the nation’s 11th, the Associated Press reports.Statewide, there have been 366 confirmed cases as of Friday, including 19 in Westchester and 5 in Rockland. No cases have been reported in Putnam.

Updated figures have not yet been posted by the New York State Department of Health.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 at 11:04 am by Jane Lerner. Print This Post | Email This Post

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