FLU CASES IN NEW MEXICO NOW NUMBER HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS NEW MEXICO IS NOW SECOND IN THE NATION FOR ITS FLU CASES, SHOWING FLU IS NOW ON THE RISE HERE. KOB TV REPORTS 22 STUDENTS WERE SENT HOME FROM DEMING HIGH SCHOOL OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN HIT HARD BY FLU THIS SEASON.
THIS SEASON ALONE THERE HAVE BEEN 27 FLU-RELATED DEATHS AND 93 DEATHS LINKED TO PNEUMONIA. YOU’RE ADVISED TO KEEP YOUR HANDS CLEAN, STAY HOME IF YOU GET THE FLU, COVER YOUR MOUTH AND NOSE IF YOU COUGH OR SNEEZE, AVOID ANY CLOSE CONTACT WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE THE FLU, AND AVOID TOUCHING YOUR EYES, NOSE OR MOUTH.
