Cases of COVID and flu surge in Carroll County as health officials urge everyone to get vaccinated

Respiratory illnesses, including flu and COVID-19, are on the rise again in Carroll County, leading health care officials to issue a plea for residents to take measures to protect themselves. Though the impact of Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, is starting to decrease, flu cases are increasing rapidly in Maryland, according to the county health department, and COVID cases are also on the rise.