Flu Outbreak May Be Tapering Off

Paul Swiech pswiech@pantagraph.com, The Pantagraph
Tue, 01/16/2018 - 5:00am

BLOOMINGTON — The influenza outbreak that began in December appears to be slowing down, Central Illinois medical professionals said Monday.

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