Flu season slows down in Southwestern Pennsylvania

Washington and Greene counties, along with the rest of Southwestern Pennsylvania, may be seeing the end of the flu season. According to state Department of Health press secretary Nate Wardle, the number of flu cases has “dropped substantially” since the season’s peak in early February. Wardle said the peak happened Feb. 3-9, with more than 14,000 cases, “the highest number seen in recent years.”