BOSTON (WPRI) — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is warning of “very high and rising levels of influenza activity” across the state.
Three pediatric deaths in recent weeks have been linked to the flu, and there have been 29 adult deaths reported so far this season, according to the department.
“This is a moment for clarity, urgency, and action,” Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein explained. “These viruses are serious, dangerous, and life-threatening. We are seeing children who are seriously ill, families grieving devastating losses, and hospitals under capacity strain.”
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The department also shared that there were nearly 9,000 emergency room visits statewide last week. Of those visits, roughly a quarter were related to “acute respiratory illness, including flu, COVID-19 and RSV.”…