Fifth suspected case of H1N1 in NHC schools

There’s another suspected case of the H1N1 virus in a New Hanover County school.

School officials said Thursday that a student at Holly Tree Elementary School is suspected to have contracted the virus.

The student has not attended school all week.

Holly Tree parents have been notified by phone and by a letter sent home with students.

So far, five cases of the virus have been confirmed in three New Hanover County schools.