With four cases of influenza in Oklahoma reported this flu season, it’s a little early to predict what kind of season residents should expect, a state Health Department official said.
Thus far, Oklahoma is seeing a typical flu season, said Laurence Burnsed, director of the communicable disease division at the state Health Department.
Since Sept. 30, four residents have been hospitalized because of the flu, according to state Health Department data. Two cases occurred last week.
Burnsed, an epidemiologist, said if anything, flu activity in the state thus far has been light.
The state Health Department partners with 21 physicians across Oklahoma to collect data about patients who show flu-like symptoms. Last week, about 2.5 percent of patients who saw these doctors showed flu-like symptoms.
However, it’s important for people to get vaccinated and also wash their hands, cover their mouths when they cough and stay at home when sick.
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