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  • Wisconsin flu cases up 500 percent over same time last year

    Source: http://www.wisn.com/article/nasty-bu...t-year/8971288



    Nasty bug: Wisconsin flu cases up 500 percent over same time last year
    Updated: 2:42 PM CST Feb 23, 2017
    WISN.com Staff

    MILWAUKEE ?

    The flu bug is hitting Wisconsin hard, with nearly 1,000 confirmed cases in Wisconsin already this season.
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    The 936 cases confirmed by the Department of Health Services is a big jump over the 176 confirmed cases during the same time period last season.

    Flu hospitalizations are also up to 1,200, compared to 235 last year....

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    Milwaukee Child Dies From Flu
    The Milwaukee child's death is the first reported case of the 2016-2017 flu season according to the Milwaukee Health Department.

    By Rick Uldricks (Patch Staff) - March 7, 2017 3:07 pm ET

    Milwaukee Child Dies From Flu
    MILWAUKEE, WI ? The City of Milwaukee Health Department has reported that a Milwaukee child has died as a result of the flu.

    fox6now.com reports that locally, this is the first case of a flu death involving a child for the 2016-2017 flu season. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 40 pediatric flu deaths have been reported for the current flu season nationally.
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    The Milwaukee child's death is the first reported case of the 2016-2017 flu season according to the Milwaukee Health Department.
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