Influenza numbers below average, possibly due to COVID measures
The number of influenza cases in San Diego County is below average this season, which public health officials at least partly attributed to COVID-19 measures such as social distancing and face coverings.The county Health and Human Services Agency reported 139 lab-confirmed flu cases for the week ending Saturday, a decrease from the previous week’s 185.“We’re seeing record numbers of COVID-19 infections in our community right now, and you don't want to get the flu and COVID at the same time,” Dr. Cameron Kaiser, county deputy public health officer, said. “Get vaccinated against the flu as soon as you can. Every flu case prevented makes more resources available to defeat COVID-19 and means you're not getting sick, or worse.”For the week ending Saturday, the agency sai