Five GW students have tested positive for the H1N1 influenza virus, the University announced Monday evening.
These five students represent no new cases of the swine flu on campus, they are only confirmations on all of the probable swine flu cases at GW.
These students are no longer contagious and have fully recovered, the University said adding “there are no other known cases of influenza of any kind on campus.”
More than 2,600 cases of the swine flu have been confirmed across the U.S. with three reported deaths. In an average flu season, more than 200,000 Americans are diagnosed with the virus and about 36,000 of them will die from flu related causes, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Reports of five swine flu cases at GW have not slowed down or changed the University’s plans for Commencement. All ceremonies will go on as planned.