Health Department: Flu is increasing in NYC
Kids more likely to get hit
Roughly 450 flu-sufferers a day are visiting NYC emergency rooms, according to the New York City Department of Health (DOH). The latest figures track cases from Sept. 30, 2014 to Jan. 19, 2015.
While the number of ER visits bounces up and down from day to day, the numbers have tripled on average since September, when fewer than 150 patients a day reported to the ER with flu-like symptoms.
Flu-related ER visits by children under the age of four were the most common, followed by those ages 5 to 17. Just under a quarter of those visiting the ER were admitted to a hospital.