Hospitals Seeing Spike in Flu-related Emergency Room Visits

News media outlets are closely following the rising number of flu cases across San Diego County, which has resulted in an increase in emergency room visits in area hospitals. The number of deaths are also up.

Shawn Evans, MD, an emergency medicine physician at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, told CBS News 8 that this is one of the worst flu seasons he has seen and reminded people to get vaccinated if they haven't already done so.

View the coverage on CBS News 8: What hospitals are doing to fight rising flu deaths.

Read the story in The San Diego Union-Tribune: Flu kills 34 more people, including a 1-year-old in San Diego.