Swine Flu Spreads

More than 150 students at St. Francis Catholic School are exhibiting symptoms of swine flu. The school in Queens, New York has been temporarily shut down, and workers are sanitizing the area. Public schools in the region will remain open. Eight of nine students at St. Francis tested positive for the potentially deadly virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About a dozen students recently had returned from Mexico, where the virus has killed dozens and sickened more than a thousand.

Health officials say the number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States has jumped to 64. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Tuesday that the new count includes "a number of hospitalizations" but they did not say how many. CDC officials had said there had been just one person hospitalized.

There are 17 new cases in New York City, four more in Texas and three additional cases in California. That brings the total confirmed cases to 45 in New York City, 10 in California, six in Texas, two in Kansas and one in Ohio. Officials have now labelled swine flu a level 4 pandemic.

Homeland Security Head, Janet Napolitano issues a warning for those travelling to Mexico.

We’ll continue to keep you updated as more details come in.