NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Although flu-like illness is still “very high” in Tennessee, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sharing some good news with cases being down as of the first week of January.
Although we have gotten through the holidays, doctors say it’s too soon to tell if we’ve seen our peak of flu cases.
“Every week that goes on with decreasing counts makes us more optimistic that the worst is over,” said Dr. Buddy Creech, Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
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Dr. Creech noted it would take several consecutive weeks of declining flu cases to know whether the worst was over…