New York health officials say more testing is being done on the first three probable cases of swine flu found outside of New York City.
Health Commissioner Richard Daines says the cases in Suffolk, Orange and Cortland counties are believed caused by the same virus that has proved deadly in Mexico and is spreading illness worldwide. But that won't be confirmed until federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tests are complete.
In the meantime, as many as 70 workers and residents at a long-term care facility in Orange County will be treated with the anti-viral agent Tamiflu because one of the suspected cases involves a health care worker there.
The CDC says 51 cases have been confirmed in New York, most at a Catholic high school in New York City.
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