Health

Sharp rise in A-strain of flu at Gundersen

Published

6 years ago

March 8, 2019

Brad Williams

Flu season isn’t over in La Crosse.

Gundersen says it’s seeing an increase in winter cases of the flu.

During the first week of March, the La Crosse hospital and clinic recorded 76 new cases of Influenza ‘A,’ which is more than they’ve seen in any single month this season, except February.

The total of type ‘A’ cases since October has been 361…compared to only 7 cases of Influenza ‘B.’

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Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.