Flu season is beginning to ease across Tennessee and the United States, but health officials say cases remain widespread as colder weather moves in. Doctors report that this year’s flu season has brought higher-than-normal activity, including more severe cases in some areas. While the overall number of cases is slowly declining, health experts say the …
The percentage of outpatient visits due to flu-like illness in Tennessee nearly doubled in the state Department of Health’s weekly report. For the week ending December 20, 6.5% of statewide outpatient visits were linked to flu-like illness, an increase from 3.6% the week prior. This is down from 8.2% the same week last year. The …
