Health & Fitness
SD County Flu Cases Continue Decline, But 5 New Deaths Reported
The deaths bring the county's flu season death toll to 64, health officials said.
By California News Wire Services, News Partner | Apr 17, 2019 6:23 pm ET
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA ? Five more flu-related deaths were documented last week in San Diego County, though the number of influenza cases decreased countywide for the third consecutive week, health officials announced Wednesday.
The five residents who died due to flu-related causes ranged in age from 47 to 77 years old. All five had additional medical issues, as well, according to the county's Health and Human Services Agency.
The deaths bring the county's flu season death toll to 64; flu deaths at this time last season totaled 339.
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