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California Influenza 2017-18: 733 fatalities

Flu death count in California jumps

Soumya Karlamangla Soumya KarlamanglaContact Reporter
The death toll from influenza in California rose sharply on Friday, amid a brutal flu season that has spread across the nation.

State health officials said that 32 people under 65 died last week of the flu, making it the deadliest week this season so far. In total, 74 people under age 65 have died of the flu since October, compared with 14 at the same time last year.
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http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-ln-flu-deaths-20180119-story.html
 
[h=3]Note: This article indicates 3 deaths in Sacramento County and 1 additional death in Yolo County.

Is a flu surge headed Sacramento?s way? UC Davis prepares as state death toll jumps

UC Davis Medical Center is bracing for a surge in flu patients as some hospitals in the Bay Area and Southern California suffer medication shortages and put tents outside their facilities to accommodate a deluge of patients in their emergency rooms.
So far, the flu season in Sacramento has been comparatively mild. But health officials say that could quickly change.

?We have identified and are creating a space that is adjacent to our emergency department where we will create a flu treatment center,? said Dr. J. Douglas Kirk, the chief medical officer at UCD Medical Center. ?We will be prepared to open in the following week. We?ve set a target date of Jan. 24.?

The California Department of Public Health announced Friday that the number of flu-related fatalities rose to 74, up from 42 last Friday. Sacramento County has reported just three flu-related deaths; Placer County, one; Yolo County, two; and El Dorado County, none.[/h]
 
[FONT=&quot]California flu deaths jump from 42 to 74; Greater Bay Area reports 25

Flu deaths of Californians under 65 soared again in the latest reporting period and now total 74, according to state public health officials on Friday.

The latest figure represents a spike of 32 in addition to the 42 deaths announced by the state last week ? and an increase of six in the Greater Bay Area over the same period.

Flu-related fatalities around the region now total 25, including six deaths in Contra Costa County; five in Santa Clara County; four in Monterey County; three in Santa Cruz County; two each in San Benito, San Mateo, and Solano counties, and one in Marin County.[/FONT]
 
Lodi area and beyond facing a bad flu season

This year?s flu virus is hitting California hard, and San Joaquin County is no exception.

The county?s Public Health Services has received reports of three flu-related deaths among people younger than 65, and 12 others were admitted into intensive care units. Six outbreaks have been reported in long-term care facilities, the agency said in a press release.
 
Los Angeles County is reporting 60 new flu-related deaths in Week 2 for a total of 96 for the season.

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Bakersfield woman dies of the flu, marking first flu-related death in Kern County
Michelle Maroney-Placencia died on Jan. 17
Natalie Tarangioli, Tori Cooper
12:58 PM, Jan 19, 2018
1 min ago

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A Bakersfield woman died of the flu this week, according to Kern County Public Health.

Family members confirmed to 23ABC that Michelle Maroney-Placencia died from complications of the flu on Wednesday, January 17.
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https://www.turnto23.com/news/local...arking-first-flu-related-death-in-kern-county
 
Contra Costa: 6
Fresno: 1
Kern: 1
LA: 96
Marin: 1
Monterey: 4
Orange: 7
Placer: 1
Riverside: 6
Sacramento: 3
San Benito: 2
San Bernadino: 3
San Diego: 142
San Joaquin: 3
San Luis Obispo: 10
San Mateo: 2
Santa Barbara: 8
Santa Clara: 5
Santa Cruz: 3
Shasta: 1
Stanislaus: 4
Solano: 2
Tulare: 2
Ventura: 18
Yolo: 2

Total: 333

Ventura County has 18 deaths.
 
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[h=1]Flu sweeps through Ventura County[/h] Already 18 have died from complications
January 18, 2018

Coughs, fevers and headaches abound?Acorn country is in full-blown flu season, and as the county enters its fifth week of fighting the illness it?s hard for officials to say whether it?ll get better anytime soon.

?Usually we only see lots of cases of flu for about two or three weeks, so it?s really hard to tell when this is going to end,? said Dr. Robert Levin, county health officer. ?Hopefully it?ll at least slow down in the next week or two, but all that is is hopefulness.?

The county, like the rest of California, has been hit hard.

As of Tuesday morning, 18 Ventura County residents had died of flu-related complications since Christmas; two of them were younger than 65, Levin said.
 
Long Beach resident in their 30s dies of the flu; a vaccination clinic to be held this week

A patient in their 30s has died of the flu in Long Beach, the city?s Health & Human Services Department reported Tuesday.

No one else younger than 65 years of age has died of the flu in Long Beach during the current flu season. The patient who died was also living with an unspecified health problem, according to the official announcement.
 
San Diego County reports 174 flu-related deaths through Week 3, over then times the prior 3-year average.

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Flu season ranks as Ventura County's deadliest in at least a decade
Tom Kisken, tkisken@vcstar.com, 805-437-0255 Published 4:53 p.m. PT Jan. 24, 2018 | Updated 5:34 p.m. PT Jan. 24, 2018

A flu season that has packed emergency rooms and caused ambulances to be sent to less-congested hospitals has contributed to at least 30 deaths in Ventura County.

The fatalities are by the far the most in at least a decade for Ventura County. They are double the 15 deaths during the swine flu outbreak that started in 2009, according to Ventura County public health records.
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http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/loc...de/1049648001/

Contra Costa: 6
Fresno: 1
Kern: 1
Long Beach: 1
LA: 96
Marin: 1
Monterey: 4
Orange: 7
Placer: 1
Riverside: 6
Sacramento: 3
San Benito: 2
San Bernadino: 3
San Diego: 174
San Joaquin: 3
San Luis Obispo: 10
San Mateo: 2
Santa Barbara: 8
Santa Clara: 5
Santa Cruz: 3
Shasta: 1
Stanislaus: 4
Solano: 2
Tulare: 2
Ventura: 30
Yolo: 2

Total: 378
 
[h=2]Placer County could register its second flu death of season[/h] ?Suspect? death being investigated as flu runs widespread in the state


[FONT=&quot]Placer County health officials are now looking at the possibility of this season?s second death from flu.

A nasty, long-lasting strain of influenza has all of California and much of the United States in its grip this winter.[/FONT]
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The California Department of Health had counted flu 74 deaths by mid-month, with new totals to be released Friday expected to increase that number. At the same time, a year earlier, 14 deaths had been reported. The state tracks flu deaths of people under 65.[/FONT]
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In Placer County, one flu death was confirmed in December and a ?suspected? recent death was being considered for potential addition to the count on Wednesday...[/FONT]
 
[h=1]California flu deaths jump from 74 to 97[/h] [FONT=&quot]
The number of Californians younger than 65 who have died from the flu during this flu season jumped again in the latest reporting period and now totals 97, according to figures released Friday by state public health officials.

The latest number represents a spike of 23 in addition to the 74 deaths announced by the state last week ? and an increase of four in the Greater Bay Area.[/FONT]
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Flu-related fatalities around the region now total 29, including seven deaths in Contra Costa County; five in Santa Clara County; six in Monterey County; three in Santa Cruz and Solano counties; two each in San Benito and San Mateo counties and one in Marin County.[/FONT]
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Contra Costa County?s seven flu deaths this flu season already have surpassed the four flu deaths the county recorded during its entire 2016-17 flu season.[/FONT]
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This flu season, which began Oct. 1, has exploded over the past month in the Golden State, and is on track to being the worst in 10 years. State public health officials are urging anyone who has not yet received the flu vaccine to get one immediately.[/FONT]
 
Contra Costa: 7
Fresno: 1
Kern: 1
Long Beach: 1
LA: 96
Marin: 1
Monterey: 6
Orange: 7
Placer: 1
Riverside: 11
Sacramento: 3
San Benito: 2
San Bernadino: 3
San Diego: 174
San Joaquin: 3
San Luis Obispo: 10
San Mateo: 2
Santa Barbara: 8
Santa Clara: 5
Santa Cruz: 3
Shasta: 1
Stanislaus: 4
Solano: 3
Tulare: 2
Ventura: 30
Yolo: 2

Total: 387
 
Influenza death toll rises in Stanislaus County. One victim was in his 30s.
BY BY KEN CARLSON

kcarlson@modbee.com

January 26, 2018 05:04 PM

Updated January 26, 2018 05:38 PM

A flu season that's considered a danger to the elderly and those with chronic medical conditions claimed the lives of two people in Stanislaus County who were not in vulnerable age groups.

County officials said Friday the contagious illness resulted in the death of a man in his 30s and a woman in her 40s. The county Health Services Agency did not release specifics on whether the two adults had underlying health conditions.

According to the county agency, underlying health conditions likely contributed to four of the six local deaths in the current flu season.
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http://www.modbee.com/latest-news/article196934079.html
 
Flu Blamed For More Than 40 Deaths In Ventura, Santa Barbara Counties
By LANCE OROZCO ? 22 HOURS AGO



Listen Listening...3:40 KCLU's Lance Orozco reports that the flu is now being blamed for more than 40 deaths in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, the highest numbers in decades

The outbreak is one of the worst in decades in Ventura and Santa Barbara County, with the death toll topping 40 people.

Ventura County Public Health Officer Dr. Robert Levin says as of Thursday, the county has had 33 confirmed deaths. He says it?s worst he?s seen in his nearly two decades with the county. In Santa Barbara County, the influenza death toll is also growing. Dr. Charity Dean, Santa Barbara County?s Public Health Officer, says the county has eight confirmed deaths. But, she believes the total will actually be much higher.
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http://kclu.org/post/flu-blamed-more-40-deaths-ventura-santa-barbara-counties#stream/0
 
[h=1]2 more women die from flu related infections, Tulare County health officials say[/h]

According to Tulare County Public Health, they have received confirmation that two more Tulare County women under 65 have died from influenza A-related infection.

Influenza was also the cause of death for two other women under 65 who passed away earlier this month.

"It is with great regret that I am again informing the community of deaths from influenza," stated Dr. Karen Haught, Tulare County Health Officer. "The flu can have serious, life-threatening effects, including death; community members should get their vaccination as soon as possible."
 
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