LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Health officials and school leaders are responding to a spike in flu and COVID-19 cases across multiple Kentucky counties.
“It is spreading and it is spreading rapidly and we need people out there to slow this down,” said Kevin Hall, spokesperson for the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department.
According to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, 597 lab-confirmed flu cases were recorded in the week ending Feb. 1—more than double the 286 cases from the previous week. Additionally, over 70 COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the same period…