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.
Cases of COVID and flu surge in Carroll County as health officials urge everyone to get vaccinated
December 23, 2022