Flu cases are declining in Florida but still higher than normal
Flu cases in Florida are steadily declining but remain much higher than usual for this time of year.
Flu season typically ends in May and starts again in October. But cases spiked at the end of last month in parts of the state.
State data show the numbers have been coming down for the past couple weeks, but the percent of emergency department visits with a discharge diagnosis of influenza statewide are still well above the previous three-season average for late June.
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Epidemiologists with the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County suspect the increase could be due in part to families moving around more when school le...
