Children's flu cases up 40% in the last week, North Texas hospital says
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Respiratory viral season is in full bloom with COVID, flu and RSV cases keeping medical providers across the Metroplex busy.
Children's Health says it saw a large spike in flu cases last week.
During the week of January 14, Children's Health says it saw more than 407 patients with the flu system-wide.
That's a 40% jump from the previous week.
Despite the increase in flu, RSV and COVID cases dropped throughout the month of January.
Earlier this year, Children's Health told FOX 4 flu vaccination rates were down by about 5 percent.
(Source: CDC)
The CDC says Texas is currently seeing a high level of flu cases.
See the CDC's interactive map here.