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Cases of the Swine Flu virus are growing throughout the Dayton area and suspected cases are threatening to close down an area middle school.

There are now five confirmed cases in the region — 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 Butler County (a 30-year-old male) and four in Clark County (a 12-year-old male, a 25-year-old male, a 15-year-old male and a 15-year-old female.) Three of the Clark County cases are from the same middle school: Northridge Middle School in Springfield. There also are seven suspected cases of the virus in Clark County, including three from the middle school.

Children at Northridge Middle school are continuing attendance, as of Friday. The director of the Clark County Combined Health District and the school superintendent are working together on a daily basis and awaiting the results of the suspected cases before shutting it down, a spokeswoman for the health district said. The school district was not immediately available for comment.

The Swine Flu — or H1N1 virus — is now in 11 Ohio counties as it continues to spread.

there have now been 12,954 confirmed cases worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, with 46 countries having at least one case. There have been 92 deaths confirmed caused by Swine Flu worldwide, according to the WHO. Mexico, where the illness is believed to have originated, has 4,174 cases and 80 deaths.

source:Biz Journals.com