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Swine Flu Cases Confirmed in Massachusetts and Maine (Update2)
2009-04-29 18:13:33.522 GMT
(Adds Maine cases in first paragraph, Maine governor
comment in ninth paragraph.)
By Tom Moroney
April 29 (Bloomberg) -- Two school children in
Massachusetts and three adults in Maine are confirmed to have
swine flu, the governors of both states said today.
In Massachusetts, the illness was found in two school
children from Lowell, Governor Deval Patrick said at a press
conference today in Boston. In Maine, two adults in Kennebec
County and one in York County were confirmed as having the H1N1
swine flu virus, according to a press release from Governor John
E. Baldacci.
U.S. swine flu cases jumped to 91 from 64 yesterday, and
included a 22-month-old Mexican child who died in a Houston
hospital. The five cases from the two New England states are
among the latest reported by government health officials. The
two Massachusetts children had traveled to Mexico during the
state’s school vacation week and then returned home and fell
ill, Patrick said.
“I don’t think we’re at a point yet of recommending that
schools be closed,” Governor Patrick said at the press
conference.
State health officials first learned about the Lowell swine
flu cases on April 26, a Sunday. One more case of suspected
swine flu is being evaluated, said Public Health Commissioner
John Auerbach.
More than 40 people in Massachusetts have been tested for
the virus, Auerbach said. Those who had traveled to Mexico, New
York city and San Diego are among those being evaluated.
Auerbach wouldn’t identify other cities or towns in
Massachusetts where testing has occurred.
Children Recovering
The two children infected with swine flu haven’t been
hospitalized and “are recovering well,” Patrick said.
Maine is receiving antiviral medication from federal stockpiles
later this week and is buying $2.2 million worth of additional
supplies, Baldacci said in a statement e-mailed to reporters.
“It is important for the citizens of Maine to prepare for
this as they would any other emergency situation,” the governor
said. “We have weathered storms before, whether it be an ice
storm, or a blizzard.”
--With assistance from Brian K. Sullivan in Boston. Editors:
Angela Zimm, Robert Greene
Swine Flu Cases Confirmed in Massachusetts and Maine (Update2)
2009-04-29 18:13:33.522 GMT
(Adds Maine cases in first paragraph, Maine governor
comment in ninth paragraph.)
By Tom Moroney
April 29 (Bloomberg) -- Two school children in
Massachusetts and three adults in Maine are confirmed to have
swine flu, the governors of both states said today.
In Massachusetts, the illness was found in two school
children from Lowell, Governor Deval Patrick said at a press
conference today in Boston. In Maine, two adults in Kennebec
County and one in York County were confirmed as having the H1N1
swine flu virus, according to a press release from Governor John
E. Baldacci.
U.S. swine flu cases jumped to 91 from 64 yesterday, and
included a 22-month-old Mexican child who died in a Houston
hospital. The five cases from the two New England states are
among the latest reported by government health officials. The
two Massachusetts children had traveled to Mexico during the
state’s school vacation week and then returned home and fell
ill, Patrick said.
“I don’t think we’re at a point yet of recommending that
schools be closed,” Governor Patrick said at the press
conference.
State health officials first learned about the Lowell swine
flu cases on April 26, a Sunday. One more case of suspected
swine flu is being evaluated, said Public Health Commissioner
John Auerbach.
More than 40 people in Massachusetts have been tested for
the virus, Auerbach said. Those who had traveled to Mexico, New
York city and San Diego are among those being evaluated.
Auerbach wouldn’t identify other cities or towns in
Massachusetts where testing has occurred.
Children Recovering
The two children infected with swine flu haven’t been
hospitalized and “are recovering well,” Patrick said.
Maine is receiving antiviral medication from federal stockpiles
later this week and is buying $2.2 million worth of additional
supplies, Baldacci said in a statement e-mailed to reporters.
“It is important for the citizens of Maine to prepare for
this as they would any other emergency situation,” the governor
said. “We have weathered storms before, whether it be an ice
storm, or a blizzard.”
--With assistance from Brian K. Sullivan in Boston. Editors:
Angela Zimm, Robert Greene