About 130 Greene County residents have been hospitalized for the flu since mid-December, health district officials said, noting the total in 2016 was 37.
âWe probably have two dozen in the hospital right now,â Dr. Don Brannen of the Greene County Combine Health District.
Two strains of the flu are to blame for the jump in the number of cases this year, he said.
âWe did have a peak two weeks ago, and we thought we were seeing the end of it,â Brannen said. âBut weâre seeing a resurgence, and holding steady instead of going down, which is a concern to us.â
Washing hands is critical in preventing the flu because one can get it by touching, he said, adding that the warm winter may have contributed to jump in flu cases because a lot of people socialized more.
If you get sick, experts say, stay at home.