There’s been a sharp increase in flu cases across New York State over the past week. The New York State Health Department says cases rose by 72 percent, with 363 people hospitalized. There have been 5,400 confirmed cases statewide. There are 24 confirmed cases in Monroe County, which is the most in Western New […]
18 people have died from the flu in Monroe County this season according to the Monroe County Health Department. All the victims were 50 or older. The number of laboratory confirmed cases so far this season was over seven thousand. And more than 12 hundred people have needed to be hospitalized for the […]
The Monroe County Health Department says the flu is currently circulating “at a high level” in Monroe County. They say reported cases more than doubled from the prior week, and there have been 365 lab-confirmed cases of influenza in Monroe County as of last week. More than 100 of those required hospitalization. The actual number […]