Holidays bring spike in respiratory illnesses to Flathead County
FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2018 file photo, a nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
Local health officials are reporting an increase in cases of flu, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, over the holidays.
Flathead City-County Health Department Population Health Manager Lisa Dennison said the department counted 157 flu cases the week of Christmas, up from 14 cases reported during the last week of November.
“However, these numbers are most likely going to be lower than the true count in the community, since individual cases of influenza are not reportable, unless it’s an influenza-related hospitalization or death,” Dennison explained.
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