Conn. resident tests positive for swine flu

HARTFORD, Conn.—Connecticut’s governor said a Stratford resident has tested positive for swine flu, the first confirmed case in the state.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell says the state received confirmation Friday from the federal Centers for Disease Control.

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The person has already recovered and did not require hospitalization.

Rell says a second suspected case, an adult in Southbury, has tested inconclusive for swine flu and more tests will be conducted.

In addition to the Stratford case, there are six probable cases of swine flu, including a Middlefield child, two Fairfield University students and residents in Glastonbury and Fairfield.