MOULTRIE, Ga. — The number of flu cases have decreased in the Moultrie/Colquitt County region.

Public Information Officer Carolyn Maschke of the Southwest Georgia Public Health District stated that flu activity is still widespread throughout the county.

Contrary to that, although the flu activity is ongoing, Colquitt Regional Medical Center has experienced a decline in flu cases, according to a press release from the hospital.

Emily Watson, marketing director at CRMC, said that the flu count has decreased to the point that they are no longer requiring adult visitors to wear masks, but children are still required to wear masks when visiting.

Watson also said that the peak of flu season for CRMC was the last week of January when the hospital confirmed 90 flu cases.

The number of cases has slowly decreased, with the hospital seeing only 15 positive cases within the last week, according to Watson.

The yellow dust coating everything it crosses paths with confirms that allergy season has arrived as well.

Maschke confirmed that allergies have no impact on flu activity, but she said that it is possible with the unseasonably warm weather that some people are suffering from allergies.

The public health district predicts to see the flu circulate as late as April or May.

It isn’t too late to be vaccinated against the flu and flu shots are still available at physician offices and at the Colquitt County Health Department, Maschke said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated in a press release that this flu season continues to be particularly challenging and that the latest tracking data indicated that flu activity is still on the rise overall.

Watson reminds the community that flu season is still ongoing and to continue to be proactive in practicing proper hand hygiene and covering coughs to limit the spread of flu germs.