Flu cases

  • Kids rested after long break

    Colac district Catholic schools are feeling refreshed, with staff and students returning to school after a “circuit breaker” long weekend which aimed to combat student absence and staff shortages from COVID and the flu.

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  • Flu numbers remain low across area

    The Health Department says Colac Otway has only recorded one flu case this year, despite local doctors reporting more.

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  • Movement controls after bird flu outbreak

    Agriculture authorities have put movement controls in place for the Golden Plains Shire after two egg farms near Lethbridge recorded cases of H7N7 avian influenza virus.

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  • No new flu cases confirmed in Colac Otway

    Colac Otway has recorded no new flu cases since May, with the region and surrounding areas seeing a major drop in cases compared with this time last year.

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  • 82-per-cent decline in flu cases

    Colac Otway has recorded 23 fewer flu cases than the same time last year, with hygiene awareness and less travel likely contributing to a milder flu season.

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  • Flu infections soaring across Colac district

    Flu cases in the Colac Otway region this year are eight times worse than this time last year.

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