Officials Confirm 2 More Local H1N1 Cases

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Officials confirmed two more local cases of H1N1 influenza Tuesday.

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Local health officials confirmed the county’s 11th and 12th cases of H1N1, which involve an 11-year old female and a 13-year old female.

Both have been voluntarily isolated and are under a physicians care. Local public health officials are investigating all contacts.

Health officials said the two children are not related and do not attend a Columbus Public School.

These tests bring the number of confirmed cases in Columbus and Franklin County to 12.

Ohio has a total of 19 confirmed cases.

Of the 10 local cases, seven confirmed patients have ties to The Ohio State University.

Here’s a county-by-county breakdown of confirmed cases:
Butler County: one case in a 30-year-old male.
Clark County: three cases in a 15-year-old male, 25-year-old male and 12-year-old male.
Cuyahoga County: two cases in a 41-year-old female and 9-year-old male.
Franklin County: 12 cases in a 11-year-old female, 13-year-old female, 31-year-old male, 33-year-old male, 18-year-old male, 20-year-old female, a 19-year-old female, a 21-year-old male, a 20-year-old male, 22-year-old female, 23-year-old female and 19-year-old male.
Fulton County: one case in a 10-year-old female.
Hamilton County: one case in a 21-year-old male.
Holmes County: one case in a 47-year-old female.
Knox County: one case in a 45-year-old male.
Lorain County: two cases in a 9-year-old male and 14-year-old female.
Portage County: one case in a 39-year-old female.

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