Well into this year’s flu season, the latest data from the CDC shows that flu cases in Hall County and the rest of Georgia, overall, are low but increasing.
Current Flu Activity for Gainesville, GA (30503) – Flustar.com
Meanwhile, the Georgia Department of Public Health reports less than two percent of emergency room visits were due to RSV, influenza and COVID-19. A combination of the three sent around one percent of patients to the ER as of Nov. 8.
Nationwide, acute respiratory illnesses remain at low or very low levels, according to the CDC; however, emergency room visits for RSV are increasing in many states in the South and Southeast. COVID-19 activity remains low, and seasonal flu activity is low nationally but increasing, according to the report.