Flu Hospitalisations Set to Overtake COVID-19 in Queensland

Flu Hospitalisations Set to Overtake COVID-19 in Queensland

The flu season appears to be peaking in Queensland, with the state recording 3,050 cases in the past week—the highest number of reports documented in a single week this year. The week also included 250 hospitalisations, a sharp rise from the 129 cases the week before, and the 112 one week before that. Cases of the flu are expected to rise sharply as winter peaks, having already eclipsed total cases for the same time last year by 17 percent. “We …