OTTAWA, July 17 (Xinhua) -- At least two more camps were confirmed to be hit with the A/H1N1 flu in central Canada's Ontario province on Friday, after three other camps reported cases of infections earlier this week.
Another summer camp in the Simcoe-Muskoka District has tested positive for the H1N1 virus, bringing the total cases in the area to 275, local health officials said.
The region had reported three camps were infected earlier this week, with 227 people sick. A handful of other camps are also under investigation for clusters of respiratory illness.
No camps have been closed but parents have been urged not to send kids with flu symptoms to the camps.
Meanwhile, a camp in the Ottawa area had reported confirmed cases of the novel strain. There are at least one camp in other parts of the province that is under investigation.
As of Wednesday, Canada has confirmed 10,156 cases of the H1N1 flu, including 45 deaths.
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