Victoria suffering near-record flu rates

Victoria suffering near-record flu rates

Victoria suffering near-record flu rates Source: AAP

Some Australian states are experiencing an unprecedented influenza outbreak, with Victoria among the worst hit.


The state's Department of Health says the epidemic may have reached its peak.

The rates are at a near-record level in Victoria, with over 13-thousand people tested this year.

That's up from just over 8-thousand cases in the same period last year.


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