(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Health reports hospitals are seeing an increase in respiratory virus cases in recent weeks.
MercyOne Des Moines infectious disease consultant Aneesa Afroze says they’re seeing more patients with the flu, COVID-19, and R-S-V, but she anticipates case numbers will drop as we move further away from the holidays. Afroze recommends you take precautions to prevent the spreading any illness you may be carrying.
Precautions include: staying home when you’re sick, staying away from other immunocompromised people in your family, especially the elderly, and getting vaccinated.
