Two students at Maple Avenue Middle School have confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu, a school official announced.
Saratoga Springs Superintendent of Schools Janice White notified parents of the illnesses through letters and the district’s Web site. Classes end for the year, and the flu cases aren’t expected to interrupt testing, White said. The school asks parents to keep their children home if they show any symptoms.
“Despite confirmed cases of H1N1 swine flu in school districts, as advised by the state and local health departments, students can safely attend classes and our schools will remain open at this time,” White wrote.
The confirmation of the district’s first swine flu cases comes amid rising numbers across the Capital Region and state.
Last week, the Henry Johnson Charter school closed after three dozen students were absent with flu-like symptoms, and a North Colonie school student was confirmed to have the flu strain. That brought the total cases in Albany and Saratoga counties to seven each. Schenectady and Rensselaer counties have each had six cases each.
The total number of confirmed cases of the virus in New York state as of Friday, the last date the information was updated, was 1,756, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
