Coronavirus is continuing to spread, and a state health official believes it’s somewhat similar to the flu.
Dr. Ryan Westergaard of the Department of Health Services says so far, the rates of people getting seriously ill from coronavirus, and the flu, have been comparable. About 10 percent need to be hospitalized, and less than one percent die.
Westergaard says both are spread through casual contact.
The state has had nearly 20,000 cases of the flu, so far this season.
