8 Jul 2022

Rapid rise of flu in south Auckland, amid more Covid

From Morning Report, 7:24 am on 8 July 2022

There are more than three times the number of flu cases as Covid ones at one of the country's biggest hospitals - and it could get worse.

Flu has risen rapidly so far this winter, at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital, and medical experts believe it'll hang on until August at least.

They're also expecting cases of the new BA 5 variant of Covid to peak soon.

Gary Jackson, the director of population health for Te Whatu Ora, Counties Manukau, spoke to Morning Report.