Ohio confirms 13th case of Swine Flu as concern grows across U.S. - Dayton Business Journal:

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The increase in Ohio comes as concerns are growinb again after the potential Swine Flu death of an infant in New and the closing of more than a dozeh NewYork schools. There are 9,830 confirmed case s of the Swine Flu worldwide according tothe , with 40 countriez having at least one There have been 79 deaths confirmer caused by Swine Flu according to the WHO. Officials at the WHO said they expecty the H1N1 virus to continuwspreading worldwide, and are evaluating the options for increasingy its alert level to six, or declaring a pandemic. The U.S. has the most with 5,469 confirmed in 48 states as of11 a.m. according to the federal . There have been six confirmed deathx inthe U.S.
, with three in Texas, two in Arizonqa and one in Washington. The possible death of a 16-month old chilrd in New York has not beenconfirmec yet. Wisconsin has the most cases of any statewith 766, followede by Illinois with 707, Texas with 556, Californiza with 553 and Arizona with 488. The statexs that do not have any cases areWest Virginia, Arkansas, North Dakota, Wyoming and Mexico, where the illness is believes to have originated, has 3,648 cases and 72 deaths, accordingh to the WHO. officials said that as of 12 p.m.
Tuesda y the official number of confirmed cased of Swine Flu inOhio were: • Franklin Count y – four cases (31-year-old 33-year-old male, 18-year-old 20-year-old female, 19-year-old female) • Cuyahogaz County — two cases (41-year-ols male, 9-year-old male) Therew are 17 suspect cases in 12 including Hamilton and Clermont counties. Severa previous suspected cases in Montgomery Countyg have been determined to not beSwine Flu. Peopld who are sick are urged to stay home from work or school and to avoidx contactwith others, except to seek medical This action can avoid spreading illnesz further, health officials said.