LOCAL: Cuyahoga, Lake and Summit Counties Among Most Severe with Cold and Flu Symptoms

CLEVELAND – Flu season is getting into full swing across the country, and some areas are getting harder hit than others – even in northern Ohio.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed Ohio among more than 20 states in the highest category for activity level of influenza-like illness, as of the last week in December.

Neighboring states of Pennsylvania, Indiana and Michigan are also in the highest category – all colored in red on CDC’s map.

The health website WebMD created an interactive map showing a county-by-county breakdown of which counties are showing the most cold and flu symptoms. The map grades each county on a scale from 1 to 5. Here’s a listing of counties in northern Ohio:

Most Severe (No. 5):
– Ashland
– Ashtabula
– Cuyahoga
– Lake
– Medina
– Richland
– Stark
– Summit
– Trumbull
– Tuscarawas
– Wayne

Severe (No. 4):
– Erie
– Geauga
– Holmes
– Huron
– Lorain
– Mahoning
– Portage
– Sandusky

Moderate (No. 3):
– Crawford
– Morrow

Mild (No. 2):
– Carroll

Most Mild (No. 1):
– Harrison