Flu And Covid Increasing Locally

In Adair county, covid and the flu are on the rise.

From October 2nd through the 8th, there were 80 positive tests for flu, compared with 28 cases for the same period last year. The health department urging residents to get the flu shot.

As for covid, 37 cases counted between October 11th and 17th. That’s an increase of three over the previous seven days.