Local public health official reports flu cases are lower than last year
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and last updated 2020-12-21 17:47:16-05
NUECES COUNTY, Texas â Nueces County-Corpus Christi Asst. Public Health director Dante Gonzalez says if the amount of flu cases appears to be down and lower from last year s flu numbers.
In a Zoom interview with KRIS 6 News, Gonzalez said a lot of the preventative measures for COVID-19, such as handwashing and wearing masks, are helping people protect themselves against the flu.
He added the department encouraged people to start getting flu shots when COVID-19 numbers were getting back in the summer so that if they did have to go to the hospital, they would be protected.