Influenza cases rise, Des Moines hospitals re-mask

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Influenza cases rise, Des Moines hospitals re-mask

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Influenza cases across the country continue to rise at staggering numbers, and several Des Moines hospitals are re-masking in response. "We have noticed in the pediatric side that our volumes peaked in the early part of February. We were seeing one and a half to two times the normal number of children in a 24-hour period," said Dr. Wendy Woods, the Chief Medical Officer at UnityPoint in Des Moines. "Our adult ER has also seen…