State distributes antiviral drugs to combat flu outbreak-WEB ONLY

County health departments will start receiving shipments of antiviral drugs today as officials prepare to treat possible cases of the H1N1 swine flu virus. State Health Commissioner Judy Monroe says Indiana has a stockpile of more than 850,000 antiviral drugs. The Hoosier State also was among the first to receive extra medication from a federal stockpile. Health officials have confirmed only one case of the H1N1 virus in Indiana. They are still waiting for Centers for Disease Control test results in as many as 30 other cases. Fox 59 will have more at 10 p.m.

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