May 6, 2009 11:20 am US/Eastern
2 NY Schools Closed By Swine Flu Fears Reopen
P.S. 177, Rye Country Day Open Doors After Initial Cautionary Reaction
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DNA test kits of the the influenza A(H1N1) or Swine Flu virus prepared by PrimerDesign Ltd are displayed at the company laboratory in Southampton on May 2, 2009.
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Two New York City area schools that were closed because of suspected swine flu cases have reopened.
P.S. 177 in Queens and Rye Country Day School in Westchester County reopened Wednesday.
P.S. 177 had closed last week.
Officials at Rye Country Day School initially planned to close the school for two weeks beginning Tuesday but reopened Wednesday at the urging of federal and state health officials.
St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens reopened on Monday after being closed all of last week.
The majority of New York City's 74 cases have been traced to St. Francis.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn says three other schools that were closed because of suspected swine flu cases reopened on Monday: Bishop Kearney High School, Good Shepherd School and St. Brigid School.
The number of confirmed swine flu cases in New York state rose to 92 on Tuesday, with 74 cases in New York City.
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