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WNBC Reports on Flu Season at St. Joseph's
The flu is now an epidemic in New Jersey. Hospitals in New Jersey have reported major increases in flu cases over the past few weeks.
Mark Rosenberg, DO, Chairman, Emergency Medicine at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson New Jersey gave a telephone interview to explain the influx at St. Joseph's.
"On monday we saw an unprecendented level of patients in the emergency department. We saw almost 520 cases, not all the flu, but on a normal day we would see closer to 400. Because of the storm (Hurricane Sandy) because of the stress it does lower the resistance and make people more susceptible to illnesses and particularly viruses."
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