COLUMBUS – Flu season may have peaked in central Ohio.
Columbus Public Health says diagnoses of influenza during the week of April 3 through the 9th declined 19 percent from the week before and hospitalizations were down 59 percent.
After peaking in the second week of March, flu cases have been declining and the intensity for the most recent week on record was “low” for the first time since early February.
A Slightly more than 12 percent of possible flu cases tested were confirmed in labs and there were only 7 people hospitalized during the week. There were also 24 percent fewer reported doctor’ office visits.