Flu activity in Fayette County is already outpacing last year’s numbers and arriving earlier than expected, according to health department data.
“We are higher than we were last year at this time. We’re also seeing it a little bit earlier in the season than we were last year too, so, but flu is seasonal, so it’s just a roller coaster,” Hollie Sands said.
Sands works with the Fayette County-Lexington Health Department, which tracks both influenza A and B. These strains tend to rise and fall throughout the season, but right now cases are climbing…