Flu Lingers But Is Dropping Significantly In Georgia

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March 6th, 2018

Lab technologist Sharda Modi tests a patient’s swab last month for a flu infection at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Georgia. Hospitalizations for flu in the eight-county metro Atlanta area dropped to 49 during the week of Feb. 18-24. The number had been 91 the week before.

The latest Georgia data continue to show the flu epidemic trending downward in the state.

Hospitalizations for flu in the eight-county metro Atlanta area dropped to 49 during the week of Feb. 18-24. The number had been 91 the week before. And the proportion of outpatient visits for flu-like illness in Georgia during the same period dipped to 6.5 percent, from 11.9 percent.

Meanwhile, the confirmed death toll from this flu season increased to 118 from 98, the state’s Department of Public Health reported. Included in the total are four pediatric deaths.

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