Fifteen students at the Air Force Academy have tested positive for the swine-flu virus, and the number of those sickened with flu-like symptoms has risen to 89.
The students, all members of the 1,344-member incoming freshman class, have been isolated in a dorm. None has been hospitalized.
The students became ill over the past two days with upper-respiratory problems, and specimens were sent to Brooks City-Base in San Antonio, Texas, for testing.
It was not immediately known whether test results were pending for the dozens of other students or whether H1N1 had been ruled out for them.
The students’ illnesses could trip up what is a tight summer schedule before they start classes. A stint at Jack’s Valley, the academy’s version of boot camp, is scheduled to begin Monday.
AFA spokesman John Van Winkle said Jack’s Valley is still on for students well enough to go. Medical staffers are present for it.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment recorded 174 confirmed or probable cases of swine flu in Colorado through July 4. There have been 20 such cases in El Paso County, according to recent figures from the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment.
The CDC reported today that there were more than 37,000 confirmed or probable cases and 211 deaths nationally.
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