Based on a decline in the number of cases of flu-like illness among area patients, Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Medical Center have lifted the restrictions on visitors under the age of 18.
Three local hospitals are continuing to restrict visitors to adults 18 years of age and older due to an increase in patients with the flu and flu-like symptoms.
Rome Memorial Hospital is instituting temporary age restrictions on visitors to protect patients as a result of a significant increase in the number of patients seeking treatment for respiratory symptoms.