A coronavirus testing site said it has detected its first “flurona” co-infection of the flu and the coronavirus in Los Angeles County. The case, involving a teenager, was detected four days ago at a testing site near the Getty Center in Brentwood, said Steve Farzam, chief operating officer of 911 COVID Testing. The teen, who tested positive for both influenza and COVID, had just returned from a family vacation in Mexico. In Los Angeles County, a family of five returned from a weeklong trip to Cabo San Lucas and immediately visited the 911 COVID Testing site because one of the teens had a runny nose, Farzam said. The first local case of “flurona” was identified Wednesday by the 911 COVID Testing site on Sepulveda Boulevard.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 05, 2022 20:48 UTC