5:15 PM on Apr 13, 2021 CDTMask use, social distancing and other safety protocols implemented to fight the coronavirus pandemic have almost wiped out influenza in Dallas County this flu season, health officials say.Dallas County Health and Human Services officials had recorded only two flu cases and no flu deaths through late March, compared with 18,186 cases and 25 deaths the entire previous flu season.Flu season begins in October and winds down in April, health officials say.“We avoided a catastrophe,” Dr. Philip Huang, DCHHS director, said of onetime fears about the possibility of a...…5:15 PM on Apr 13, 2021 CDTMask use, social distancing and other safety protocols implemented to fight the coronavirus pandemic have almost wiped out influenza in Dallas County this flu season, health officials say.Dallas County Health and Human Services officials had recorded only two flu cases and no flu deaths through late March, compared with 18,186 cases and 25 deaths the entire previous flu season.Flu season begins in October and winds down in April, health officials say.“We avoided a catastrophe,” Dr. Philip Huang, DCHHS director, said of onetime fears about the possibility of a...WW…