The Ithacan

After the 2019–20 flu season was reported widespread in 30 states, the New York State Department of Health announced a 17% decrease since December. 

This year’s flu season has been relatively moderate compared to previous years, but health officials say students should still take precautions.

So far, 148 students have been diagnosed with influenza or an influenza-like illness since the beginning of the fall semester, as of Feb. 27.

Everything you need to know for this weekend in Ithaca.

Typically, the seasonal flu is most likely to affect children and the elderly who have weaker immune systems. This was not the case for the more recent H1N1 flu, which affected people in the “healthy adult” age bracket, most between the ages of 18 and 64. The Spanish flu was a similar story.