California Influenza 2017-18: 733 fatalities

[Ronan Kelly]

First flu death of the season reported

Paul Sisson

While much attention has been paid in recent weeks to San Diego?s hepatitis A outbreak, a reminder arrived Friday that a much more infectious and deadly threat is on the horizon.

The region tallied its first flu death Friday, according to the county Health and Human Services Agency. An 86-year-old man from San Diego, who had underlying medical complications, died after testing positive for an influenza infection. He had not been vaccinated.
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http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/...006-story.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Third Flu Related Death Reported This Season: HHSA

By Kevin Pichinte

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A third San Diegan has died from flu complications in a flu season moving at a faster pace than previous years, the County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) announced Wednesday.
The 85-year-old woman, who had pre-existing medical conditions, died Nov. 4; she tested positive for influenza A.
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https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Flu-Claims-Third-San-Diegan-Life-of-the-Season-457847793.html

Orange County?s first flu season death is a toddler

By LEO SMITH | leosmith@scng.com and DEEPA BHARATH | dbharath@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: November 9, 2017 at 9:42 am | UPDATED: November 9, 2017 at 2:56 pm
A previously healthy male toddler is Orange County?s first flu-related death of the season, the Orange County Health Care Agency announced Thursday, Nov. 9.

Lab testing this week confirmed the boy was infected with the influenza A virus. He was not vaccinated, officials said.
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http://www.ocregister.com/2017/11/09/orange-countys-first-flu-season-death-is-a-toddler/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Santa Clara County reports its first flu death of the season

By TRACY SEIPEL | tseipel@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: November 16, 2017 at 2:49 pm | UPDATED: November 16, 2017 at 3:03 pm
A Santa Clara County adult under age 65 is the first flu-related death reported in the county this flu season, public health officials announced Thursday.

The victim, who died earlier this month, had not received this year?s flu vaccine and suffered from other medical conditions that placed the person at greater risk of severe complications from the flu, Santa Clara County health officials said.
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http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/16/santa-clara-county-reports-its-first-flu-death-of-the-season/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Fourth Flu-Related Death Reported This Season

By Kevin Pichinte

Fourth Flu-Related Death Reported This Season
A fourth San Diegan has died from flu complications in a flu season moving at a faster pace than previous years, the County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) announced Wednesday.
A 92-year-old woman died Nov. 11 and tested positive for influenza A. She is the fourth person to die as a result of the flu this season.
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https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Fourth-Flu-Related-Death-Reported-This-Season-459454053.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

County reports season's first flu-related death
Published: 29 November 2017 Written by Megan V. Winslow - Staff Writer/meganw@latc.com
The Santa Clara County Public Health Department has reported the first local influenza-related death of the season.

The deceased was an adult between the ages of 40 and 64 who died in late October or early November, the health department reported. The person had existing medical conditions that placed him or her at increased risk for complications from the flu, and had not received the flu vaccine. The health department is intentionally vague about the circumstances of the death due to privacy concerns.

This mortality count does not include flu-related deaths of individuals older than 65; in California, only flu-related deaths of people under the age of 65 must be tracked and reported.
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https://www.losaltosonline.com/news...unty-reports-season-s-first-flu-related-death

 

[Ronan Kelly]

11th Flu Death Reported As Influenza Cases Soar In San Diego County
Wednesday, December 27, 2017

By City News Service

The number of influenza cases and related fatalities skyrocketed in the San Diego region last week, pushing the "flu season'' totals to levels far ahead of the same time last year, county health officials reported on Wednesday.

According to the county Health and Human Services Agency, 2,227 new flu cases were confirmed by laboratory testing last week, raising this season's total to 3,873, well above the 599 reported at the same time last year. It's the first time more than 1,000 influenza cases were seen in the county in a single week, and is about four times more than the week before, according to Dr. Sayone Thihalolipavan, the county deputy public health officer.
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http://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/dec/27/11th-flu-death-reported-cases-soar-san-diego-count/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

First flu death of the season reported in Monterey County
Brandon Castillo
Posted: Dec 28, 2017 02:37 PM PST

Updated: Dec 28, 2017 05:33 PM PST


MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. - A Monterey County resident became the first flu related death this season.

Health Officials said the person was under the age of 65-years-old.
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http://www.kion546.com/news/first-flu-death-of-the-season-reported-in-monterey-county/678649773

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Woman in her 60s dies from flu in Stanislaus County
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KCRA Updated: 12:51 PM PST Dec 29, 2017
KCRA Staff

STANISLAUS COUNTY, Calif. (KCRA) ?
A woman in her 60s was the first person to die from the flu in Stanislaus County, the Health Services Agency said.
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http://www.kcra.com/article/woman-in-her-60s-dies-from-flu-in-stanislaus-county/14518790

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Flu kills 34 more people, including a 1-year-old, in San Diego

The latest report from San Diego County's public health department lists an additional 34 flu-related deaths, pushing the total to 45 for the season, a number that is more than eight times higher than it was the previous year.
Paul Sisson
The number of deaths associated with this year?s severe flu season has quadrupled in a week, according to the latest update from the county Health and Human Services Agency.

An additional 34 deaths were added to the tally Wednesday, including a one-year-old boy, as influenza raged throughout the region in what experts say is the fiercest battle with the rapidly-mutating virus they?ve experienced since 2009, when a pandemic filled emergency rooms from Oceanside to Chula Vista.
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http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/sd-no-flu-update-20180103-story.html


Baby dies of flu on New Year’s Eve
POSTED 11:40 AM, JANUARY 3, 2018, BY CITY NEWS SERVICE, UPDATED AT 06:38PM, JANUARY 3, 2018


SAN DIEGO -- A 12-month-old child died on New Year's Eve after contracting influenza, bringing the total flu deaths in San Diego County this season to 45, health officials reported Wednesday.
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http://fox5sandiego.com/2018/01/03/b...new-years-eve/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

2 flu-related deaths in Tulare County
by FOX26 NewsThursday, January 4th 2018


TULARE, Calif. (FOX26) ? The Tulare County Public Health has received reports that two Tulare County women have died from influenza-related infections.

Health officials say one died from influenza A and the other from influenza B.
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http://kmph.com/news/local/2-flu-related-deaths-in-tulare-county

Vicious flu spike in Southern California has caused extreme fevers, some deaths
By DAVID WHITING | dwhiting@scng.com | Orange County Register
January 3, 2018 at 10:18 pm
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With February usually the peak for flu, Los Angeles witnessed its first two deaths in November. Last month in Riverside County, a Murrieta child died.

At this time last year, Orange County had zero influenza deaths. This flu season, Orange County health officials already have seen four deaths.
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https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2...fornia-has-caused-extreme-fevers-some-deaths/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

San Diego: 45
Tulare: 2
LA: 2
Riverside: 1
Orange: 4
Stanislaus: 1
Monterey: 1
Santa Clara: 1
Total: 57

 

[Ronan Kelly]

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Placer County flu season turns deadly; early season fatality one of 10 in state
By: Gus Thomson, Reporter/Media Life columnist

Placer County?s flu season recorded its first fatality of the year in December ? one of 10 so far in California.
Placer health authorities were releasing no information about the victim, other than to say the person was under age 65.
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http://www.auburnjournal.com/articl...rns-deadly-early-season-fatality-one-10-state

 

[sharon sanders]

[FONT=&quot]Marlene Millen‏ @marlene_mmm 27m27 minutes ago More


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[FONT=&quot] #fluseason For the last three days at UCSD we prescribed as many #tamiflu as we did in the entire prior week. We also started prescribing without visits last week with a protocol and stopped testing as much due to volume. @MackayIM @UCSDHealth @FluTrackers
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[sharon sanders]

[FONT=&quot]Marlene Millen‏ @marlene_mmm 27m27 minutes ago More[/FONT]



[FONT=&quot]#fluseason For the last three days at UCSD we prescribed as many #tamiflu as we did in the entire prior week. We also started prescribing without visits last week with a protocol and stopped testing as much due to volume. @MackayIM @UCSDHealth @FluTrackers[/FONT]

hat tip to @marlene_mmm

Apparently tamiflu shortages in Los Angeles area too:


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"When her doctor prescribed her Tamiflu on Wednesday, Bringenberg learned that a CVS pharmacy in Glassell Park was out of the medicine. All the CVS pharmacies in the area had run out, the pharmacists there told her.

Bringenberg then called a nearby independent pharmacy, but it also had exhausted its supply."

http://www.latimes.com/local/califor...htmlstory.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Flu?s death toll in LA County climbs as waves of patients swamp hospitals, clinics

By SUSAN ABRAM | sabram@scng.com | Daily News
PUBLISHED: January 5, 2018 at 5:43 pm | UPDATED: January 5, 2018 at 7:46 pm
The flu has killed at least 26 Los Angeles County residents so far this season, health officials reported Friday, compared to just five at the same point last year.

But the strain gripping the region this year is not just earlier, it?s also stronger ? overwhelming hospitals and urgent care centers and raising concerns about a possible shortage of the Tamiflu treatment.
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https://www.dailybulletin.com/2018/...nty-rises-as-hospitals-see-waves-of-patients/

San Diego: 45
Tulare: 2
LA: 26
Riverside: 1
Orange: 4
Stanislaus: 1
Monterey: 1
Santa Clara: 1
Placer: 1
Total: 82

 

[Ronan Kelly]

First flu-related death of season in Fresno County reported
BY ROBERT RODRIGUEZ

brodriguez@fresnobee.com

JANUARY 08, 2018 10:47 AM


Fresno County has recorded its first influenza-related death of the season. It?s the season?s third flu-related death in the central San Joaquin Valley.

Fresno County Department of Public Health officials would say only that the person was under the age of 65. It?s unclear if the person received a flu vaccination. Last week, two women, also under age 65, died from influenza-related infections in Tulare County.
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http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article193560894.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

7-year-old dies from complications due to flu
By Jeff Tavss - Executive Producer
Posted: 10:48 AM, January 08, 2018
Updated: 10:48 AM, January 08, 2018


SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - A 7-year-old boy has died from complications related to the flu.

Cisco Galvez died Jan. 4 in San Bernardino, Calif., just days after feeling sick.

Galvez's mother, Juanita Vidana, says she took Cisco to the emergency room on New Year's Eve after he began having breathing problems.

KABC reports doctors originally believed the breathing issues were related to the boy's asthma and released him to go home
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https://www.local10.com/health/7-year-old-dies-from-complications-due-to-flu

 

[Ronan Kelly]

SLO County confirms its first flu death; Santa Barbara County reports 6
BY KAYTLYN LESLIE

kleslie@thetribunenews.com
JANUARY 08, 2018 06:07 PM

UPDATED 6 HOURS 11 MINUTES AGO

The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department confirmed Monday that a 56-year-old woman died of complications related to type B influenza infection.

This is the first reportable death associated with influenza in San Luis Obispo County this season, according to a news release.
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In Santa Barbara County, six people have died in the past two weeks, according to the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department. All of them were over the age of 65.
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article193667429.html

Torrent of flu brings more deaths in Ventura County
Tom Kisken, tkisken@vcstar.com, 805-437-0255 Published 4:26 p.m. PT Jan. 8, 2018 | Updated 4:46 p.m. PT Jan. 8, 2018

The flu is surging across Ventura County. TOM KISKEN/THE STAR

A flu season that has filled emergency rooms and triggered hospital admissions contributed to four more deaths in Ventura County, officials said Monday.

The fatalities, all involving people ages 65 and older, bring the season's local flu death total to nine. A year ago, three Ventura County residents died in a flu season that stretched into May.
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http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/lo...brings-more-deaths-ventura-county/1014182001/

Fresno: 1
LA: 26
Monterey: 1
Orange: 4
Placer: 1
Riverside: 1
San Bernadino: 1
San Diego: 45
San Luis Obispo: 1
Santa Barbara: 6
Santa Clara: 1
Stanislaus: 1
Tulare: 2
Ventura: 9

Total: 100

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Flu's death toll doubles to 91; 3,000 more cases reported in last week

San Diego County's tough flu season continues to spread.
Paul Sisson Paul SissonContact Reporter
The death toll for San Diego?s early flu season doubled Monday, jumping from 45 to 91 even as officials reported slightly slower growth in the numbers of confirmed cases and emergency room activity across the region.
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http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/sd-no-flu-supes-20180109-story.html

Fresno: 1
LA: 26
Monterey: 1
Orange: 4
Placer: 1
Riverside: 1
San Bernadino: 1
San Diego: 91
San Luis Obispo: 1
Santa Barbara: 6
Santa Clara: 1
Stanislaus: 1
Tulare: 2
Ventura: 9

Total: 146

 

[Ronan Kelly]

First flu-related death of season reported in Shasta County
Jenny Espino, Record Searchlight Published 1:46 p.m. PT Jan. 9, 2018 | Updated 2:52 p.m. PT Jan. 9, 2018

Shasta County public health officials today confirmed the first flu-related death of the season.

The state urged people to take steps to keep from spreading the illness and encouraged those who have not gotten sick to get vaccinated.

Local health officials, who withheld identifying information about the victim, said the death brings the total number of lab-confirmed deaths to 27 among people under age 65 so far this season in California.
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http://www.redding.com/story/news/2...ath-season-reported-shasta-county/1018445001/