Flu cases in Nueces County have more than doubled in just one week, jumping from 179 reported cases during the week ending December 6 to 478 cases for the week ending December 13.
The spike in cases is due in part to the recent Thanksgiving Day gatherings it’s mosly due to an expected seasonal spike.
The dramatic increase is part of a nationwide surge in flu cases, but health officials are particularly concerned about a new, more aggressive flu variant that appears to be driving the spike in infections…