Winter flu hits hard in Rotorua
Thursday, July 5, 2012 12:00
Rotorua is being hit hard with winter illnesses that are forcing flu-struck residents to stay in bed.
The Rotorua-Taupo district has the second-highest rate of GP consultations for flu-like illness in a recent report for the Ministry of Health, at 48.5 weekly visits per 100,000 people.
The national weekly average has been 18 recently however, the district is still under the normal for winter, which is a national rate of 50 per 100,000 people.
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Thursday, July 5, 2012 12:00
Rotorua is being hit hard with winter illnesses that are forcing flu-struck residents to stay in bed.
The Rotorua-Taupo district has the second-highest rate of GP consultations for flu-like illness in a recent report for the Ministry of Health, at 48.5 weekly visits per 100,000 people.
The national weekly average has been 18 recently however, the district is still under the normal for winter, which is a national rate of 50 per 100,000 people.
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