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14 More SC Flu Deaths Reported
Liv Osby, The Greenville News 10:48 a.m. EST January 8, 2015
Another 14 deaths from flu were confirmed in the week ending Jan. 3, bringing the total number of fatalities from the virus to 38 so far this season, state health officials said Thursday.
Of the total, 33 of those deaths were among people 65 and older, the group most at risk from flu, according to the state Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Three were between 50 and 64, one was in the five-17 age group and one was in the 18-49 group, DHEC reports.
And there have been 1,643 hospitalizations for flu since the season began on Sept. 28...
14 More SC Flu Deaths Reported
Liv Osby, The Greenville News 10:48 a.m. EST January 8, 2015
Another 14 deaths from flu were confirmed in the week ending Jan. 3, bringing the total number of fatalities from the virus to 38 so far this season, state health officials said Thursday.
Of the total, 33 of those deaths were among people 65 and older, the group most at risk from flu, according to the state Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Three were between 50 and 64, one was in the five-17 age group and one was in the 18-49 group, DHEC reports.
And there have been 1,643 hospitalizations for flu since the season began on Sept. 28...
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