Brunswick County Health Department confirms no H1N1 in schools

The Brunswick County Health Department says there are no confirmed cases of H1N1 in their schools.

As of right now, there is not an increase in absenteeism, which is how the health department determines if a particular school may be plagued with an illness.

Three weeks ago, one-third of the students at Brunswick Academy were sick. Since then, the county has not heard of any more unusual numbers.

Deputy Health Director Fred Michaels said a lot of the panic is based on people assuming someone with flu-like symptoms has H1N1.