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Georgia (USA) Influenza 2018-19; 36 fatalities
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Second Flu Death Reported In Georgia This Season
By ELLEN ELDRIDGE
Another person has died after contracting influenza this season, the Georgia Department of Public Health says.
Both people who died this flu season were in the 65 years and older category
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Another person has died after contracting influenza this season, the Georgia Department of Public Health says. Both people who died this flu season were...
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Flu Level High In Georgia, 5 Deaths Reported
The CDC says the flu level is "high" in Georgia, where the state has seen a jump in tests confirming influenza and 5 deaths are reported.
By Deb Belt, Patch National Staff | Jan 11, 2019 5:15 pm ET
Flu Level High In Georgia, 5 Deaths Reported
ATLANTA, GA ? The flu is now considered widespread in 30 states, including Georgia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the first week of 2019, three children died of flu-related causes nationwide, the CDC reported on Friday, Jan. 11; five deaths have been reported to date in the Peach State.
The latest numbers provided by the CDC are current as of Jan. 5 for the 2018-19 flu season. Flu activity is "high" across the state, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health's latest flu surveillance report. The virus has killed five people so far this flu season; the agency's latest influenza report, which covers Dec. 30 ? Jan. 5, says the most recent victim was an adult between the age of 50 and 64.
Flu has been linked to the deaths of three adults over the age of 65 and one child between the age of 5 and 17 since Georgia started tracking flu cases at the end of September, WABE reports.
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