"Flu has been increasing, but just this last week has exploded," Schaffner said. He noted that in a local clinic that serves as an indicator of illness trends, as many as a quarter of the patients have flu symptoms.
"It's been increasing at a pretty steady pace now for the past several weeks. So yeah, we are certainly in flu season now," said the CDC's Alicia Budd.
"Just this week is really that turning point where people are out because of the flu," said Dr. Catherine O'Neal. "You hear parents saying, 'I can't come to work because of the flu' and 'Where can I get a flu test?'"
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