South Carolina: Up to date flu information from CDC, DHEC
Up to date: 9:55 AM EST Jan 1, 2024
COMING UP, I’LL SHOW YOU HOW LOW TEMPERATURES GO IN THE FUTURE. FIRST ON WYFF NEWS FOUR AT FIVE. AN UPTICK TONIGHT IN FLU CASES ACROSS THE STATE. THE CDC SAYING SOUTH CAROLINA IS AMONG THE WORST PLACES IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW WHEN IT COMES TO FLU CASES. PEYTON FURTADO TALKED WITH DOCTORS TODAY ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE SEEING. SHE JOINS US LIVE NOW IN GREENVILLE. PEYTON. YEAH. SYDNEY. IT ALL STEMS BACK TO OUR CHRISTMAS GATHERINGS. THEY SAY AS PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING BACK HOME, THEY’RE BRINGING PRESENTS AND ALSO SICKNESS WITH THEM. AND IT’S PUTTING SOME KIDS AT RISK. AROUND THE STATE, PEDIATRICIANS OFFICES AND HOSPITALS, WAITING ROOMS ARE FILLING UP. STARTING TODAY, PRISMA IS LIMITING VISITORS TO PATIENTS YOUNGER THAN 16. RIGHT NOW, THE E.R. IS NOT A SAFE PLACE FOR FOR VISITORS AND AND ESPECIALLY CHILDREN. AND WE DON’T WANT MORE INFLUENZA INTO OUR HOSPITAL IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR OUR STAFF, OUR, UM, PATIENTS. AS OF DECEMBER 16TH, DHEC SAYS 1115 PEOPLE WERE IN THE HOSPITAL WITH THE FLU. BUT AFTER CHRISTMAS GATHERINGS, DOCTOR HELMUT ALBRECHT SAYS ABOUT 20% OF PRISMA E.R. PATIENTS HAVE THE FLU OR A FLU LIKE ILLNESS, THOUGH IT’S ALREADY AN ACTIVE FLU SEASON, HE SAYS YOU CAN STILL KEEP SICKNESS AT BAY. ABSOLUTELY. GET VACCINATED. THEY’RE SAFE AND EVEN IF THEY DON’T KEEP YOU FROM GETTING THE FLU, THEY CAN HELP THE SEVERITY OF THE FLU ILLNESS. IF YOU DO GET IT AND IF YOU ARE EXPOSED TO THE FLU VIRUS, STAY AWAY FROM OTHER PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY NEWBORNS AND CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WITH WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS DON’T GO OUT, UM, TO WORK TO THE STORE, AND CERTAINLY NOT TO THE HOSPITAL. UM, WHEN YOU ARE SICK TO TO VISIT. YEAH. WE SPOKE WITH THOSE DOCTORS TODAY ABOUT WHEN TO BRING YOUR KIDS TO THE HOSPITAL OR TO THE PEDIATRICIAN’S OFFICE. IF YOUR KID HAS HAD A FEVER FOR FIVE DAYS OR MORE, OR ARE EXPERIENCING SHORTNESS OF BREATH, DEFINITELY BRING THEM IN. AND THE PARKSIDE PEDIATRICS FOLKS WANTED ME TO TELL YOU THAT IF YOU OR YOUR CHILD IS EXPERIENCING FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS, YOU CAN COME IN FOR TAMIFLU TREATMENT DURING THE FIRST 48 HOURS OF THOSE SYMPTOMS. AFTER THAT, THE TAMIFLU DOESN’T
South Carolina: Up to date flu information from CDC, DHEC
Up to date: 9:55 AM EST Jan 1, 2024
South Carolina continues to rank within the ‘very top’ class for flu circumstances within the state, consistent with the most recent information from the Facilities for Illness Keep watch over and Prevention. The most recent record is for week finishing Dec. 23, 2023. A number of different states also are within the very top class together with: LouisianaGeorgiaTennesseeAlabamaMississippi New Mexico The South Carolina Division of Well being and Environmental Keep watch over additionally launched a brand new record for week finishing Dec. 23, 2023.The record mentioned the next: This week 5,035 lab-confirmed assessments have been reported. Within the present flu season, there were 25,068 lab-confirmed assessments reported. This week 446 influenza-associated hospitalizations have been reported by way of 48hospitals. The cumulative hospitalization charge is 30.7 in keeping with 100,000. Within the present flu season, there were 1561 influenza-associated hospitalizations. This week, six influenza-associated deaths have been reported; alternatively, two deaths befell throughout earlier weeks. The cumulative mortality charge is 0.4 in keeping with 100,000. Within the present flu season, there were 18 influenza-associated deaths. The next Upstate counties reported above state baseline flu circumstances: OconeePickensGreenvilleAndersonLaurensSpartanburgNewberry Some hospitals in our house are making adjustments because of flu circumstances. Learn the ones tales under: Flu hospitalizations skyrocket as Prisma Well being limits visitsSouth Carolina: Spartanburg Regional visitation restrictions
GREENVILLE, S.C. — South Carolina continues to rank within the ‘very top’ class for flu circumstances within the state, consistent with the most recent information from the Facilities for Illness Keep watch over and Prevention. The most recent record is for week finishing Dec. 23, 2023.
A number of different states also are within the very top class together with: LouisianaGeorgiaTennesseeAlabamaMississippi New Mexico The South Carolina Division of Well being and Environmental Keep watch over additionally launched a brand new record for week finishing Dec. 23, 2023.
The record mentioned the next:
This week 5,035 lab-confirmed assessments have been reported. Within the present flu season, there were 25,068 lab-confirmed assessments reported. This week 446 influenza-associated hospitalizations have been reported by way of 48
hospitals. The cumulative hospitalization charge is 30.7 in keeping with 100,000. Within the present flu season, there were 1561 influenza-associated hospitalizations. This week, six influenza-associated deaths have been reported; alternatively, two deaths befell throughout earlier weeks. The cumulative mortality charge is 0.4 in keeping with 100,000. Within the present flu season, there were 18 influenza-associated deaths. The next Upstate counties reported above state baseline flu circumstances: OconeePickensGreenvilleAndersonLaurensSpartanburgNewberry Some hospitals in our house are making adjustments because of flu circumstances. Learn the ones tales under: Flu hospitalizations skyrocket as Prisma Well being limits visitsSouth Carolina: Spartanburg Regional visitation restrictions
