No Flu Spike in Belmont As Boston Declares Health Emergency
Boston's ten-fold increase in influenza cases this season not repeated in the Town of Homes.
While Boston Mayor Thomas Menino declared a health emergency Wednesday, Jan. 9 due to more than 700 reported cases in Boston in this flu season, Belmont's Health Department can count the number of residents hit by the ailment sweeping the country on two hands. While the Boston Public Health Commission report seeing 10 times the average number of cases through the entire last year, Belmont's Health Director Stefan Russakow is reporting nine documented flu cases in town. "There has not been a spike in flu cases here in town," reported Russakow in an email. But that does not mean residents should put down their guard in regards to taking preventive measures against the grippe, said Russakow. "Cases of influenza, or 'the Flu' continue to …
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