Doctors: Low flu numbers are direct results of COVID-19 precautions Coronavirus cases continue to rise across Florida, but flu cases are at an all-time low, according to medical experts. and last updated 2021-01-20 17:14:22-05 TAMPA, Fla. â Coronavirus cases continue to rise across Florida, but flu cases are at an all-time low, according to medical experts. âSince Iâve been a physician, which is 13 years, itâs the lowest Iâve seen in my career so far,â said Dr. Paul Nanda. Heâs one of the chief medical officers for Tampa General Hospitalâs Urgent Care powered by Fast Track. He said the urgent care is normally busy with flu patients around his time of the year, but thatâs not the case this year.