LAGRANGE, Ga. -- Health officials in Carrollton are awaiting test results for what they call two suspected cases of swine flu at the Tanner Medical Center.

Officials told the Channel 2 Action News assignment desk that samples have been sent to the CDC for further testing.

Officials said because of the volume of tests being conducted at the CDC, they did not know when the test results would be available.

Meantime, health officials in district four, which encompasses LaGrange and Carrollton, set up a call center Thursday to answer questions from the public about the swine flu.

The call center, run by Omni Communications, a private company, volunteered to provide the service and is open 24/7 to handle calls.

By 6 p.m. Thursday, operators had already fielded 55 calls and expect more in the coming days.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Georgia's first case of swine flu Thursday at West Georgia Medical System Hospital in LaGrange in Troup County.

“Today’s confirmed case of the H1N1 flu in Georgia is a reason for precaution, not panic. I want to stress that it is an isolated case," said Gov. Sonny Perdue.

"The state of Georgia has worked diligently over the past several years to prepare for a situation like this, and we are partnering with local and federal officials to respond appropriately," Perdue said.

The patient, a 30-year-old woman, is from Kentucky, but she was visiting family members in LaGrange after returning from a trip to Cancun, Mexico, on April 21. She has been hospitalized in LaGrange since April 26.

Mexico has been identified as the source of the swine flu outbreak.

The woman went to Cancun April 17 and flew home to Kentucky four days later with chills and fever, chalking them up to sunburn.

She and her 5-year-old daughter drove to Atlanta two days later for two days of shopping, before a rehearsal dinner and wedding in LaGrange over the weekend.

Sunday, she got herself to the emergency room at West Georgia Medical Center.

Channel 2 Action News reporter Jeff Dore interviewed Jerry Fulks, CEO of West Georgia Medical System Hospital, live on Action News at Noon, and Fulks said the patient was put into isolation on April 26 and was still there Thursday.

"The staff that works with her are using masks, gowns and other protection devices," said Fulks.

He said the hospital is not under quarantine.

"Our hospital is open; there has been no lockdown," Fulks said. "We continue to serve the needs of our patients."

Fulks said the patient's family in LaGrange has been checked and tested negative for swine flu.

Troup County health officials said Wednesday night during a public meeting that a sample from the patient was sent to the CDC for testing. The sample came back positive for swine flu.

The CDC lists cases of swine flu in at least 11 other states including Arizona, California, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas.

In Alabama, officials shut down schools for about 31,000 students in Madison County because of two probable cases of swine flu.

Some schools also closed in California, Michigan and New York.

The toll free number for information about the swine flu is 888-899-9788. The local metro Atlanta number is 770-830-2828.