new cases of swine flu confirmed in New York City, brings total to 28

The number of killer swine flu cases identified in Queens jumped from eight to 28 overnight, but no one is gravely ill, officials said today. Mayor Bloomberg said another 17 possible victims are being monitored but added all the cases are associated with the St. Francis Prep school in Fresh Meadows. "We have one reported cluster of swine flu at one school," Bloomberg said. He said calls to every intensive care unit in the city turned up no one who is sick with the flu, About 100 students and parents at the school are believed to have been infected with the flu. Only one person was hospitalized and has recovered.In Mexico, the national school system was shuttered after the death toll reached 149. Mexico remains the only country where anyone has died of the virus.