January 10th, 2018 by WCBC Radio
The flu is now in full swing across more than half the U.S., according to new federal data — and Maryladn is not immune. Nationwide, the number of people seeing their doctors for flu-like illnesses spiked in the last week of December — the most recent data available show — including in Maryland and Virginia, where the rates of reported flu-like illnesses is now categorized as “high.” Twenty-four other states report high levels of flu activity. Maryland, which reported its first confirmed flu case in October, had seen only “minimal” levels of flu up until the week of Christmas, according to the Maryland Department of Health’s FluWatch website. Now, in both Maryland and Virginia, influenza is considered widespread, according to the CDC. And the worst may be yet to come.
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