THE FOUR UNITYPOINT HOSPITALS IN THE DES MOINES METRO AREA REPORT A TENFOLD INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS TESTING POSITIVE FOR THE FLU IN RECENT WEEKS, WITH MORE THAN 500 CASES CONFIRMED SINCE LATE DECEMBER.
FLU CASES ACROSS THE REGION ARE MULTIPLYING RAPIDLY AS TRANSMISSION RATES ARE HIGH, ACCORDING TO MEGAN MELLER, AN INFECTION PREVENTIONIST AT EMPLIFY HEALTH BY GUNDERSEN.
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