Health officials: Increase in flu cases in Fayette County

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – In Fayette County, health officials said they’ve seen an increase of flu cases from last week.

According to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department, the total number of confirmed flu cases is 591 which is an increase of 78 from the previous week.

Health officials said about 80% of the confirmed cases had not received a flu shot.