Two additional suspected cases of H1N1 flu were hospitalized in Israel on Tuesday. One case was a year and a half year old baby who recently returned from the U.S. who was hospitalized in the Afula hospital after developing flu symptoms. The second case was a 58 year old woman who also recently returned from the U.S. She was hospitalized at Laniado hospital in Netanya.
Earlier in the week a second baby was hospitalized out of fear she had contracted the virus, as well as a 15 year old boy. To date, seven Israelis were confirmed to be carrying the flu, all but two of whom have since been released from the hospital.