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Arkansas Influenza 2017-18; 227 fatalities

2 flu deaths lift state toll to 219

Fewer counties report cases
By Andy Davis

This article was published today at 1:03 a.m.

Two more flu-related deaths were reported in Arkansas in the past week, raising the state's death toll from the current season to 219, the state Department of Health reported Tuesday.

For the second week in a row, the Health Department also reported an uptick in the percentage of doctor's office patients with flu-like symptoms.

During the week that ended Saturday, 1.5 percent of patients visiting the doctor had such symptoms, up from 1.4 percent a week earlier, according to the department.
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http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/...s-lift-state-toll-to-219-201/?f=news-arkansas
 
3 flu deaths reported in state, raising season's count to 222
By Andy Davis

Posted: May 2, 2018 at 3:06 a.m.

Three more flu-related deaths were reported in Arkansas in the past week, raising the state's death toll in the current flu season to 222, the state Department of Health reported Tuesday.

For the third week in a row, the department also reported an increase in the percentage of patients with a high fever and cough or sore throat visiting the doctor. During the week that ended Saturday, 2 percent of patients had such symptoms, up from 1.5 percent a week earlier and 1.4 percent the previous week.

The percentage of emergency room patients who had such symptoms continued to drop, however. Less than 1 percent of emergency patients had flu-like symptoms last week, down from 1 percent a week earlier.
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http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2018/may/02/3-flu-deaths-reported-in-state-raising-/
 
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