Passengers and crew members “complained of illness, including cough and some with fever,” the CDC said in a statement cited by USA Today.
After the flight landed around 9:15 a.m. EDT, Port Authority and CDC officials. evaluated the plane’s 521 passengers for illness.
Ultimately, 19 people were deemed sick, according to Eric Phillips, spokesperson for New York City Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio. Ten individuals required hospitalization, and the other nine refused medical attention.
“Health officials are processing tests now to determine the cause,” Mr. Philips wrote in a Sept. 5 tweet. “Symptoms still point to the flu.”
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