Local health experts attribute zero flu cases to social distancing, mask use
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield holds up his mask as he speaks at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on a "Review of Coronavirus Response Efforts" on Capitol Hill, Sept. 16, 2020, in Washington. Local health officials are attributing the use of masks, social distancing and hand washing with the fact that there has not been one case of influenza reported yet this flu season. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Flathead County, along with the rest of Montana, has yet to confirm a single case of influenza this season — an unusual trend that health experts say largely can be attributed to the health and safety measures that have been widely adopted amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services website is showing no confirmed influenza cases, which is a stark difference from the 2019 to 2020 flu season when the state reported 11,255 cases, 514 hospitalizations and 41 deaths due to the virus...
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