Flu cases in N.D. tops 3,200

The number of confirmed flu cases in North Dakota tops 3,200, with about 90 percent of them identified as the swine flu.

BISMARCK (AP) — The number of confirmed flu cases in North Dakota tops 3,200, with about 90 percent of them identified as the swine flu.

Health officials said the flu outbreak has slowed in the past few weeks and only a handful of cases are being reported weekly.

About two-thirds of the cases are in people age 19 and younger. Three deaths and 100 hospitalizations are blamed on the flu.

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