>>Virginia Public Health Reports Pneumonia Case Increase
(Richmond, VA) -- Respiratory infections are on the rise across Virginia as the holidays approach. Richard Stellinghas the details.Preview: Voicer Script:
The Virginia Department of Health is encouraging families with young children to take precautions while traveling this holiday season. That's due to a higher-than-expected number of pneumonia cases reported in the Commonwealth. Hospitalizations from respiratory infections are exponentially higher than the health department's original predictions. As an example, pneumonia cases have doubled year-to-year in Rockingham County.