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 mostly due to an expected seasonal spike.
Nueces County is seeing a spike in flu cases and that’s not the only bad news
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.
The variant, called sub-clad “K,” causes much more severe flu symptoms than typical seasonal flu strains. Adding to the concern, this flu season’s vaccine does not provide protection against this particular virus…