TAMPA, FL -- Three Hillsborough County schools are closed this week, following news that 2 of 5 probable swine flu cases in Hillsborough County are students.
An 18-year-old male student at Freedom High School and an 11-year-old male student at Wilson Middle School are among the latest suspected cases of the H1N1 virus reported to the Florida Department on Health.
Both schools will not reopen until next week.
Liberty Middle School will also close, since it shares its cafeteria with Freedom High School, officials said.
Students are being asked to stay home and avoid public places like shopping malls or movie theaters.
Officials are asking siblings of students who attend those schools to also stay home.
Two 22-year-old men and a 21-year-old woman are the other cases, officials said.
None of the patients were hospitalized and all are recovering.
"While we do not have any verified confirmed cases of the H1N1 Flu Virus in Hillsborough County, there are probable cases that must be considered presumptively confirmed therefore we are working with our community partners in an effort to slow the spread of the virus in our community," said Dr. Doug Holt, the director of the Hillsborough County Health Department.
