Updated: 3:27 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013 | Posted: 3:27 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013
1st case of flu confirmed in Md.
The Associated Press
BALTIMORE —
State health officials say the first case of influenza of the 2013-'14 season has been confirmed.
The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Thursday that type A (H1N1) influenza had been confirmed by lab tests in a child in the National Capital Region. Officials say the child was briefly hospitalized and is recovering.
The department recommends that residents above the age of 6 months get vaccinated against seasonal flu .
Copyright The Associated Press
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