Flu season hits Lane County

Health officials say it is officially flu season in Lane County after they have seen several confirmed cases.

Posted: Dec 5, 2017 12:41 PM

Posted By: Monica Hernandez

EUGENE, Ore. -- Several cases of the flu have been confirmed in Lane County.

Lane County Public Health officials said 11 percent of cases have tested positive for the influenza virus.

They said it is better than this time last year. They said there was 34 percent of tested cases were positive with several outbreaks and eight deaths linked to the flu.

Officials said they are hopeful the positive change had to do with increased vaccination.

Oregon Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Confirmed Cases: 31313

Reported Deaths: 532

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Multnomah	6912	133
Marion	4504	91
Washington	4355	58
Umatilla	2916	41
Clackamas	2304	61
Malheur	1553	25
Jackson	1069	4
Lane	1023	15
Deschutes	787	12
Yamhill	744	14
Jefferson	513	8
Polk	511	15
Morrow	490	6
Linn	478	13
Lincoln	474	13
Union	435	2
Benton	286	6
Klamath	277	2
Wasco	269	3
Hood River	246	0
Douglas	221	3
Josephine	190	2
Columbia	154	1
Coos	145	0
Clatsop	124	0
Baker	90	2
Crook	61	1
Tillamook	49	0
Curry	31	0
Lake	28	0
Wallowa	28	1
Sherman	18	0
Harney	12	0
Gilliam	8	0
Grant	8	0
Unassigned	0	0
Wheeler	0	0