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Less than 30 flu cases in Wisconsin so far this season
December 22, 2020 6:50 PM Amanda Quintana
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MADISON, Wis. With all the focus on COVID, some are often asking, “What about the flu?”
There is still misinformation being spread about flu cases being counted as COVID cases. Now that we’re in flu season it’s easy to see that the illnesses are separated. Flu cases are just extremely low.
“We’ve only had 28 cases since October, which we should be averaging 20-30 cases a week. So the numbers statewide, nationwide are very, very low at this particular point,” said Tom Haupt, Wisconsin Influenza Surveillance Coordinator for Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Fox21Online
December 9, 2020
MADISON, Wis.– As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the country and in Wisconsin, cases of the flu have been another story.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is rolling out a new campaign to help encourage all Wisconsinites to get the flu vaccine.
With the COVID-19 vaccinations now starting around the world and on the way here soon in the US, the state of Wisconsin is trying to make sure its citizens are taking available vaccinations like the flu shot, especially for communities of color.
Wisconsin unveiled its ‘Be the InFLUencer’ campaign to promote more flu vaccinations in the state, with an emphasis on the state’s minority communities.
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Alabama
Montgomery: Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday extended a mask order until Jan. 22 as the state experiences a record-setting surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Ivey and State Health Officer Scott Harris announced the extension during a news conference at the Alabama Capitol. The order, which requires face coverings to be worn in public when interacting within 6 feet of people outside one’s household, had been scheduled to expire Friday. The Republican governor cited the rising case numbers as she announced the extension. Ivey said she has not seriously considered another lockdown. Alabama this week hit a record for the number of patients in hospitals with COVID-19 with more than 2,000 people hospitalized. The state also saw a record number of daily cases with more than 3,000 new infections being reported daily. The seven-day