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Flu cases on the rise in Montana

Posted at 11:39 AM, Jan 04, 2020
and last updated 2020-01-04 13:39:01-05

Influenza is impacting people in all parts of Montana, and the numbers are up again, according to the state Department of Public Health and Human Services..

For the week starting Dec. 29, 307 new flu cases were reported statewide. Of those, 57 were in Yellowstone County.

So far this flu season, Montana has seen 789 cases, and 46 of those people have been hospitalized, according to the health department.

No deaths have been reported.

Gallatin County has seen the most cases this season with 221.

Yellowstone County was second with 134.