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New York Confirms 28 Swine Flu Cases, More are Likely (Update1)


April 27 (Bloomberg) -- New York officials increased the number of confirmed cases of swine flu in the city to 28 and said at least 100 additional people may have been infected.

All the cases are mild and isolated to people associated with St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens, said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg at a press conference today. The U.S. government has sent antiviral drugs and face masks to the city as a precaution, though those may not be needed, Bloomberg said.

The virus is suspected of causing more than 100 deaths in Mexico, where there have been 26 confirmed cases. The swine flu outbreak in the U.S. has grown to 40 confirmed cases, from 20 yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today. That includes the 28 in New York.

“We are going to do everything to contain this single outbreak from spreading,” Bloomberg said, urging residents not to go to work if they feel sick and to cover their coughs and sneezes. “We are going to get through this. We are just going to have to have some patience.”

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said in a statement that there were 17 “probable” cases of swine flu associated with the school. City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden said at today’s press conference it’s likely more than 100 students at the school have been infected.

Michael Bloomberg is the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News.

To contact the reporter on this story: Shannon Pettypiece in New York at spettypiece@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Reg Gale at rgale5@bloomberg.net.

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