Bay Area Schools Closed Amid Flu Concerns

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Two more schools have joined the list of Bay Area schools closing over concerns about the swine flu.

In the latest closures announced Sunday, officials in Berkeley closed the Malcolm X Elementary school, after the Berkeley Public Health Division reported that an unidentified parent has a probable case of the flu, now also called the H1N1 flu virus.

Officials say the school will be closed for at least seven days.

KCBS' Doug Sovern reports

In Marin County, health officials also announced yesterday the closure of Tamalpais High School after they say a student was identified with a confirmed case of swine flu.

A Marin County public health official says the school will remain closed at least through Wednesday.

The county reports it has four confirmed cases of the virus, though the California Department of Public Health lists two confirmed cases, and two probable cases in the county.

KCBS Expanded Coverage of the Outbreak

Concerns over the swine flu have now closed a total of 12 schools in the Bay Area.

A complete list of the Bay Area school closures:

- Ruskin Elementary, San Jose

- Challenger School, Strawberry Park campus, San Jose

- Branham High, San Jose

- Delphi Academy, Santa Clara

- Tamalpais High, Mill Valley

- Malcolm X Elementary, Berkeley

- Coyote Creek Elementary, San Ramon

- Bahia Vista Elementary, San Rafael

- Lone Tree Elementary, Antioch

- Brentwood Elementary, Brentwood

- Shore Acres Elementary, Bay Point

- Highlands Elementary, Pittsburg

California's Department of Public Health has confirmed 29 cases of swine flu across the state, and continues to test 130 probable cases. There have been no swine flu deaths in California.

The median age for the state's confirmed and probable cases is 18 years old, which means many of those who have been affected are among the state's 6.3 million school-aged children.