Residents suffering from flu-like symptoms can take solace they’re not alone after Hays County officials estimated more than 300 confirmed cases of the virus at the end of December.

Hays County Local Health Department Epidemiologist Eric Schneider said flu season is technically September through April. However, the medical community has seen an uptick in positive flu cases in Hays County since last year.

In December 2016, only 15 cases of the flu were reported in Hays County, according to a...