CHARLOTTE -- Atrium Health has joined Novant Health, Cone Health and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in lifting flu restrictions, due to what the organization calls “a significant drop in the number of patients being seen with flu-like symptoms.” Prior to this, there were restrictions regarding visitors 12 and under.

Last week, only 3 percent of patients were seen for flu-like illness at Atrium hospitals. Twelve percent were seen during the week ending Feb. 10.

The hospitals impacted by this change are as follows:  Carolinas Medical Center, Levine Children’s Hospital, Carolinas Medical Center-Mercy, Carolinas HealthCare System NorthEast, Carolinas HealthCare System Pineville, Carolinas HealthCare System Union, Carolinas HealthCare System University, Carolinas HealthCare System Lincoln, Carolinas HealthCare System Cleveland, Carolinas HealthCare System Kings Mountain, Carolinas HealthCare System Blue Ridge, Carolinas HealthCare System Stanly, Carolinas HealthCare System Anson, Carolinas HealthCare System Behavioral Health-Charlotte, Carolinas HealthCare System Behavioral Health-Davidson, Carolinas Rehabilitation-Charlotte, Carolinas Rehabilitation-NorthEast, Carolinas Rehabilitation-Mt. Holly, and Carolinas Rehabilitation-Pineville.

Atriium is still asking individuals experiencing flu-like symptoms to not visit patients in the hospital.