NEWS
Illness sweeps North Texas
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewonline.com
During the past two weeks influenza, RSV, COVID-19 and other respiratory illness have swept the state impacting schools, the workplace and members of the older community.
According to the Texas Health and Human Services Respiratory Illness Interactive Dashboard statewide emergency department visits for flu were up 55.36% as of Jan. 20, COVID-19 up 14.18%, but RSV was down by 9.59%. Hospitalizations for flu were up 33.78%, COVID up 5.56% and RSV was down by 25%.
As of Jan. 25 there were 21,478 ER visits in the state and 8,816 in public health district 2/3 where Montague County is located. Area hospitals have been filled with patients battling an assortment of these respiratory illnesses.
Numerous local schools are experiencing very high absences due to illness.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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