After two years of diminished flu activity as a result of pandemic behavior, Indianapolis weathers earlier than usual increase in viral activity.
that for the week ending Nov. 26, nearly 7% of emergency department visits were for flu-like illness, which is defined as a temperate 100°F or above along a cough and/or sore throat. The state has seen 11 flu deaths so far and three outbreaks at long-term care facilities.
Flu season runs from early October to the end of May, with typical peak activity falling somewhere between December and March.At the same time as flu activity has reached the"very high" stage, respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19 are also circulating. The number of patients in Indiana hospitalized with COVID-19 increased week over week by 117 to 520 as of Nov.
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