VIDEO: County Responds to Flu Outbreak at Migrant Shelter
Jun. 12, 2019 | 4:00 PMUpdate on the Migrant Shelter Influenza Outbreak. A new update will be published daily around 4 p.m.
Update on the Migrant Shelter Influenza Outbreak. A new update will be published daily around 4 p.m.
County health care specialists have screened about 15,000 asylum seekers at the local temporary shelter with no signs of a slowdown. When the newest arrivals showed a spike in flu-like symptoms, our Public Health nurses quickly made a plan and made the adjustment.
An additional influenza death was reported locally last week, bringing this season’s total to 68, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
No additional influenza deaths were reported locally last week, and the number of flu cases continued to decline, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
Three additional flu deaths were reported last week while the number of influenza cases in the region continued fall, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
An additional four flu deaths were reported in the region last week; this at the same time the number of influenza cases went down significantly, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.
Like the rest of the nation, influenza activity in the San Diego region remains elevated and widespread, the County Health and Human Services Agency announced today.