Corrections Headlines

2 swine flu cases are confirmed in O.C.

…As of 2:30 p.m. Sunday, the California Department of Public Health counts 29 confirmed cases and 130 probable cases (up from 110 probable cases reported Saturday). That total includes nine probable cases from Orange County, rather than the Orange County Health Care Agency's latest information of seven probable and two confirmed cases.

Also Sunday, an inmate at a state prison in the Imperial Valley is the first known case of swine flu in the state's correctional system, and visiting hours and other activities at the prison 120 miles east of San Diego have been suspended, state officials said.

The inmate is only mildly affected, has been isolated and is getting appropriate medical care, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said…

LINK - OCRegister.com