Conn. child is 2nd in state to have swine flu

(AP) - A child from Middlefield has testedpositive for the swine flu virus, becoming the second confirmedcase in Connecticut. Gov. Jodi Rell said Saturday that a positive test was confirmedby the U.S.

News 12 Staff

May 3, 2009, 12:10 AM

Updated 5,804 days ago

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(AP) - A child from Middlefield has testedpositive for the swine flu virus, becoming the second confirmedcase in Connecticut.
Gov. Jodi Rell said Saturday that a positive test was confirmedby the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Department of Public Health Laboratory also has identifiedsix more people who have probable cases of swine flu in the state.They include five students at Fairfield University and a child fromWethersfield.
Two other students at Fairfield University and adults inFairfield and Glastonbury have probable cases of the disease. Testresults from a person from Southbury were inconclusive and moretests are planned.
All of those with confirmed or probable cases of the swine fluare recovering. None has been hospitalized.