FLU ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO GAIN MOMENTUM IN NEW MEXICO. WE NOW HAVE 24 FLU OUTBREAKS INVESTIGATED BY THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SINCE OCTOBER. THAT’S MORE THAN WAS REPORTED DURING LAST YEAR’S FLU SEASON AT THIS TIME.
OF 96 ADULT DEATHS BEING REPORTED THIS YEAR, 72 ARE PNEUMONIA-RELATED, A CONSEQUENCE OF INFLUENZA. THERE STILL HAVE BEEN NO PEDIATRIC FLU DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO. IF YOU HAVE A COLD OR THE FLU, MAKE A POINT TO WASH YOUR HANDS REGULARLY AND PRACTICE BASIC COUGHING AND SNEEZING ETIQUETTE.
