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Flu hospitalizations surge, especially among elderly
Tony Leys, tleys@dmreg.com 2:22 p.m. CST December 19, 2014
The number of Iowans hospitalized for flu complications has more than doubled in recent weeks, and senior citizens are being hit especially hard, state health officials reported Friday.
More than half of Iowans being hospitalized for the flu are 65 or older, according to the report from the Iowa Department of Public Health.
The latest report, which covers the week ending Dec. 13, said 65 Iowans were hospitalized for the flu at a set of hospitals the department monitors. That was up from 50 the previous week, and 26 the week before that...
Flu hospitalizations surge, especially among elderly
Tony Leys, tleys@dmreg.com 2:22 p.m. CST December 19, 2014
The number of Iowans hospitalized for flu complications has more than doubled in recent weeks, and senior citizens are being hit especially hard, state health officials reported Friday.
More than half of Iowans being hospitalized for the flu are 65 or older, according to the report from the Iowa Department of Public Health.
The latest report, which covers the week ending Dec. 13, said 65 Iowans were hospitalized for the flu at a set of hospitals the department monitors. That was up from 50 the previous week, and 26 the week before that...
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