Tri-county area sees dramatic drop in flu cases this season
WWNY Tri-county area sees dramatic drop in flu cases this season By Abbey Buttacavoli | March 10, 2021 at 5:29 PM EST - Updated March 10 at 8:39 PM
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) - There were fears a COVID-19 and influenza âtwindemicâ would happen over the fall and winter, but it didnât.
During the 2019-2020 flu season, the state Department of Health said there were more than 4,000 confirmed flu cases in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.
Then we were hit with the COVID pandemic and this yearâs flu season has added up to fewer than 200 cases. Thatâs a 96 percent drop from the year before.