PORTLAND – State health officials said Saturday they have identified six more probable cases of swine flu, increasing the number of Oregonians likely hit with the illness to 11.
Dr. Mel Kohn, acting director of the Oregon Public Health Division, said the probable cases are in Multnomah, Washington, Polk, Lane, Wallowa, Umatilla and Marion counties and include three children, two teenagers and six adults.
The state says none of the 11 is believed to have been hospitalized.
Kohn said 544,000 doses of anti-viral drugs were issued to the state Saturday by the federal government. A portion of the allotment has been distributed to Oregon’s 36 counties.
Kohn said Friday there is still a potential for a pandemic in Oregon, “particularly over the coming months,” and urged all involved to take proper precautions to limit its spread and impact.
Oregon Human Services Director Bruce Goldberg said Friday that the state would receive about 500,000 doses of the drugs, along with supplies of gloves and masks. He said health officials have no plans to dispatch anti-virals at this point.
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