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23 new Greene County flu cases confirmed
March 19, 2010
Last week, 23 new cases of laboratory confirmed flu were reported to the Springfield-Greene County Health Department, according to a news release from spokesperson Katie Towns-Jeter.
Five cases were laboratory confirmed H1N1, fifteen were identified as Influenza A, and 3 as Influenza B.
During the week of March 15-21, 22 new cases of laboratory confirmed flu were reported in Greene County. Three cases were laboratory confirmed H1N1, 19 were identified as Influenza A, according to a news release from the Springfield-Greene County Health Department.
Over the past three weeks, reported influenza cases in the Greene County area have increased from levels around five reported cases per week to an average of 22 reported cases per week, the news release said. Nationally, flu activity is expected to continue with varying levels of activity over the next several weeks. It is important that people remember to protect themselves and the community by getting vaccinated, remembering to wash their hands and staying home if they are sick.
As of March 21, 79,440 doses of H1N1 vaccine have been reported administered in Greene County, including 97 reported administered in the last reporting week.
That means a total of 79,440 vaccines were administered out of 100,911, or about 79 percent.
Flu cases rise again in Greene County
by Linda Russell, KY3 News
Story Published: Mar 26, 2010 at 8:46 PM CDT
Story Updated: Mar 26, 2010 at 9:27 PM CDT
The H1N1 flu may have been nearly forgotten lately, but it's not gone. In fact, here in Greene County, there's been a rise in cases this month. From about mid-December through February, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department was seeing around five cases a week, but for the month of March, that's jumped to more than 20 a week.
You won't see many masks being worn or long lines at flu shot clinics, but the number of flu cases are up again, at least in Greene County, and it's most likely H1N1. "We had 23 cases this last week, and 19 out of those cases were Influenza A. Now, we don't have those sub-typed down to H1N1, but the CDC are currently saying that over 90% of those Influenza A circulating right now are still H1N1," says Kendra Williams with the Springfield-Greene County Health Department.
During the month of February, which is usually a busy month for seasonal flu, Greene County saw only a half-dozen cases a week or fewer. But in March, the number of cases took a jump, so far, three weeks in a row, at 22, 23, and 22 cases. "So we're trying to determine at this point, are we really seeing another peak in our H1N1 activities, or is it just seasonal flu finally coming around?" says Williams.
Health officials hope this isn't the beginning of another peak like in October, when more than 250 cases were reported in Greene County in one week. At the St. John's ER, so far, it's nowhere near. "There hasn't been enough of an increase that it's been appreciable or something that has become a red flag," says Dr. Ted McMurry, Medical Director of St. John's Emergency Trauma Center...
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