LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentuckiana is getting slammed with sickness in the past few days.
Oldham County Schools will operate on NTI on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — Feb. 4-6 — due to "widespread illness" in the district, and more than 2,100 Jefferson County Public Schools students have gone to the nurse with flu-like symptoms in the past two weeks.
Around 1,200 people have confirmed cases of the flu in Louisville, according to Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, the most flu cases Louisville has reported so far this winter. It ties the number seen from the last week of December, following holiday gatherings.
Doctors attribute the rise in cases to the recent cold snap, which kept people inside, as well as lower vaccination rates.
Norovirus, COVID-19 and RSV numbers are also expected decrease in the coming weeks.
Jefferson County has reported 6,061 confirmed cases of the influenza since Sept. 29, 2024. To see Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness dashboard, click here.Â
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