While many people have been focusing on the measles outbreak, the Pennsylvania Department of Health has reported that flu season is underway and so far, the flu case levels are low.
The department reports that from when the seasons tarted on October 4th to last Saturday, October 17th, 1,762 flu cases have been reported in the state. 1500 of them were classified as Type A flu and another 262 were classified as Type B. Activity for both cases is declared as low. For the week ending October 10th, there were 221 new adult hospital admissions related to the flu along with 16 new pediatric admissions. Two flu-related deaths have already reported for the year so far.
RSV cases are also low this year so far, with 106 cases reported in the state for the first two weeks.
No flu or RSV cases have been reported for Indiana County this year so far.
