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Statistics Show Flu Season is Ramping Up In Wisconsin

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

January 10, 2020

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This year’s flu season has led to over 600 hospitalizations and 15 deaths, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. DHS Flu Specialists Tom Haupt gives context to these numbers and the severity of this year’s flu.

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