Flu season off to a fast start

SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Influenza is sickening people at a faster rate this year compared to last flu season in San Diego County. A total of 141 lab-confirmed cases have been reported to date this flu season, 86 more than at the same time last year.

Influenza can be deadly. Last influenza season was the deadliest in San Diego since the county began tracking the disease. Seventy people died due to complications from the flu, the highest number ever recorded by the County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA).

• For the week ending Dec. 6, the HHSA Influenza Watch report shows the follo...