Influenza Cases Spiking in Waukesha County, State

Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls has admitted its highest number of flu cases in over a decade this flu season.

Every year the flu season strikes homes throughout Wisconsin, and the annual call out for flu shots echoes over the airwaves and the web. However, this year’s flu season is making headlines due to a large increase in people contracting the virus as compared to last year. Carrie Johnson, an infection control practitioner at Community Memorial Hospital, said 55 patients were hospitalized for influenza since Oct. 1. Johnson said that’s the highest number of patients admitted for the flu in more than a decade. “Wisconsin has been seeing a significantly higher number of cases of influenza,” Johnson said. “It’s probably the highest number of cases we’ve had here in 10 years.” Community Memorial isn’t alone. Flu cases in the Milwaukee area have …

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