COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The number of cadets with confirmed cases of the swine flu at the Air Force Academy has increased to 67.

The academy said Monday that a total of 121 incoming freshmen with flu-like symptoms are being kept in dorms, away from other cadets.

The “doolies,” members of the incoming freshman class, are among about 1,300 recent arrivals for their first weeks of military training. Cadets who started showing symptoms were separated from the rest of the class at the base near Colorado Springs late last week.

Five cadets who had been separated were cleared to join the rest of the freshman class for field training that began Monday, spokesman John Van Winkle said.

The new cadets are camping out on campus where they’ll be rising around 4:30 a.m. for rigorous training, including marching and running through obstacle courses. For now, the ill cadets staying in dorms can only review their training manuals and notes.

“The cadets who are in isolation are going to get a bit more sleep,” Van Winkle said.

A possible outbreak of swine flu ended a summer youth camp early at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, where 10 students and three staffers showed symptoms Sunday.

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