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Child dies due to the flu in NC, 1st pediatric death of the season
BY CASSIE COPE
UPDATED DECEMBER 28, 2017 03:24 PM
A child in the central part of North Carolina died from the flu, the first pediatric death of the season, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
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State officials report 7 more flu deaths in North Carolina, 20 for the season
Posted 12:06 pm, January 4, 2018, by Web Staff
WAKE COUNTY, N.C. ? The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that there have been seven more flu deaths, raising this season?s total to 20.
Officials announced on Dec. 28 the state?s first child flu death, saying they won?t release the identity gender, hometown or county of the child...
North Carolina school temporary closes after 160 students come down with flu
by Elizabeth TyreeThursday, January 11th 2018
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WSET) -- ...
The school sent out an email Tuesday informing parents of students at Carmel Christian School that the flu outbreak has caused at least 160 students, four teachers, and one school nurse to be out of school with the flu or flu-like symptoms.
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A school administrator said this is the first time in school history they have had to cancel school because of a flu-like outbreak,
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WSET) -- A small school in North Carolina is closing for the rest of the week due to a recent flu outbreak.The school sent out an email Tuesday informing parents of students at Carmel Christian School that the flu outbreak has caused at le
CARY, N.C. -- A 6-year-old Cary girl diagnosed with the flu on Tuesday died Friday night after being rushed by ambulance from her home to WakeMed in Raleigh.
The sudden death of Emily Muth left her parents and her 8- and 10-year-old brothers shocked and heartbroken.
"Devastated. How could that even happen? I mean one day she's fine, you know, and I mean she had the fever and she was a little achy," her mother Rhonda Muth told ABC11. "Other than that, I mean, she had had the runny nose and cough like typical, you know, and then she's gone. It's horrible. I don't wish this on anybody."
State health officials say 21 people died from the flu last week, the largest number of deaths for one week so far this season.
The week before there were 14 reported deaths in the state. The state Department of Health & Human Services say a total of 67 people have died so far this flu season. Of that total, three children between 5 and 17 have died, while over 40 people 65 years of age and older have died. Last flu season there were 219 deaths in the state attributed to the flu.
34 new flu deaths reported, bringing North Carolina total to 140 this season
POSTED 12:30 PM, FEBRUARY 8, 2018, BY WEB STAFF
RALEIGH, N.C. ? Thirty-four new flu deaths have been reported in North Carolina since Jan. 28, bringing the total number of deaths in the state this season to 140.
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NC officials report 17 new flu deaths; new total of 165 deaths
WCNC 4:06 PM. EST February 15, 2018
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Seventeen more people in North Carolina have died of the flu, bringing the total to 165 flu-related deaths.
The numbers were released Thursday by the North Carolina Division of Public Health for the week of February 4 - February 10.
Officials report a total of 1,438 people tested positive for influenza during the week of February 4 - February 10 bringing the total to 8,235 since the start of the flu season.
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NORTH CAROLINA WEEKLY INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE SUMMARY
2017-2018 INFLUENZA SEASON
WEEK 07: ENDING FEBRUARY 17, 2018
Influenza-like illness (ILI) decreased slightly during week 7.
The geographic spread of flu was WIDESPREAD for the week ending 2/17/2018.
Of the 55 samples submitted to the State Laboratory of Public Health (SLPH) for viral testing this week, 27
(49%) were positive; 14 were positive for influenza B, 10 were positive for influenza A(H3), 3 were positive
for influenza A(H1N1).
Hospital-based Public Health Epidemiologists (PHEs) reported 1,297 positive influenza results out of 3,886
samples tested during week 7 (ending 2/17/2018); 663 were positive for influenza A(unknown), 432 were
positive for influenza B, 149 were positive for influenza A(H3), and 53 were positive for influenza A(H1).
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Influenza-Associated Deaths
This Week (02/11/2018 – 02/17/2018)
27
Total Influenza-Associated Deaths
This Season (starting 10/01/2017)
200
Flu deaths in North Carolina reach 253, exceeds 2017 total
Originally published March 1, 2018 at 2:12 pm
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By The Associated Press
The Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ? Flu deaths in North Carolina this season have exceeded the count for all of last season with about three months left.
The state Department of Health and Human Services reported Thursday that 18 people died from the flu last week, and along with 35 deaths attributed to the flu from previous weeks, the death toll for 2017-2018 has reached 253.
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State reports 12 more flu deaths; death toll at 276
By The Associated Press | Posted: Thu 1:54 PM, Mar 08, 2018
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Health officials say 12 people died from the flu in North Carolina last week, pushing the record death toll in 2017-18 to 276.
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reports there was one pediatric death among those reported in the week ending March 3. The department said 199 of the deaths reported in the state have involved people age 65 and older.
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7 new flu deaths reported, bringing NC's total to 305 for season
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that North Carolina saw 7 new flu deaths last week, bringing the total to 305 for the season.
Thursday, March 15, 2018 12:42PM
RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that North Carolina saw 7 new flu deaths last week, bringing the total to 305 for the season.
This week's number was a decrease from last week's 12.
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that North Carolina saw 7 new flu deaths last week, bringing the total to 305 for the season.
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