Flu arrives in Gainesville

GAINESVILLE - Gainesville has its first confirmed cases of the flu this season.

"We have had two cases of the flu that have been confirmed by our Infections Control Department ," Katie Dubnik, spokeswoman for Northeast Georgia Medical Center said Wednesday morning.

Dubnik acknowledged there could be more. "There could be others in Hall County. We just know what comes through out doors."

The state Department of Human Resources recently announced that the first confirmed cases in the state were in Bartow and Cobb counties.