Flu will likely become more widespread within week, official says
Jan 10, 2013, 9:12 AM | Updated: 10:02 am
Soon following the regional stage, will be a widespread flu outbreak. "Which means it's pretty much in all communities and we're heading in that direction," said Moyer. (AP Photo/File)
(AP Photo/File)
There have been six flu deaths so far in Washington, and while that number is down from years past, the flu outbreak isn’t over yet.
“We are in the regional stage of the flu out breaking,” said the Washington Health Department’s Donn Moyer. “There are some areas seeing a high number of cases, but that’s not the case for the state overall.”
Moyer said, while any death is too many deaths from the flu, the numbers are looking lower. Last flu season 18 people lost there lives and the season before that, 36 people were killed by the flu.
Soon following the regional stage, will be a widespread flu outbreak.
“Which means it’s pretty much in all communities and we’re heading in that direction,” said Moyer.
Moyer believes the widespread flu outbreak could happen within the next week. No place in the state, he said, will be able to say, we don’t have to worry about the flu in our community.
“You always have to worry about the flu.”
KIRO Radio’s Kim Shepherd contributed to this report.
