State has 63 cases of swine flu
Florida has 63 confirmed cases of swine flu, with Lee County holding at seven.
Those cases are in the following counties: one in Osceola, Alachua, Indian River, Marion, Clay, Collier, Lake, Manatee, Flagler, Seminole, Okeechobee, and Duval, two in Brevard and Palm Beach, 3 in Pinellas, Sarasota, and Orange, 7 in Lee, 8 in Hillsborough, 11 in Dade , and 12 in Broward.
New confirmed cases:
Sarasota: a 6 year-old female
Palm Beach: an 18 year-old male and a 75 year-old male
Broward: a 60 year-old male
Orange: a 21 year-old male
There are two probables in Okaloosa County.
CDC no longer recommends that communities with a laboratory confirmed case of influenza A H1N1 consider adopting school dismissal or childcare closure measures.
The public health emergency declared by the State Surgeon General remains in effect.
A toll free information line has been established for Swine Flu information. The number is 1-800- 775 8039.
Source: Department of Health