Mississippi's 1st flu case confirmed for 2016-17 season

JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi health officials are confirming the state's first case of the flu for the 2016-17 season.
    
A state Department of Health news release says Thursday that the patient is from the central part of the state, but it did not mention which city or county.
    
Individual flu cases are not reported to the health department. But, the agency monitors flu activity through a system in which health care providers report the