Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Swine flu death is 44th in Oklahoma
Eight people were hospitalized last week; the state has one of the lowest vaccination rates.
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Published: 4/2/2010 2:24 AM
Last Modified: 4/2/2010 4:49 AM
An elderly Muskogee County woman died of complications from H1N1 flu two weeks ago, but swine flu continues at a low activity level in Oklahoma, state health officials said.
"It's still out there," said Larry Weatherford, spokesman for the Oklahoma State Department of Health. "People are still getting the flu."
The death brings the number of H1N1 deaths in the state to 44 since the new virus emerged last April.
Eight Oklahomans were hospitalized last week with the new virus, with 1,131 people hospitalized since Sept. 1, state records show.
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Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=17&articleid=20100402_17_A1_Anelde937119
Eight people were hospitalized last week; the state has one of the lowest vaccination rates.
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Published: 4/2/2010 2:24 AM
Last Modified: 4/2/2010 4:49 AM
An elderly Muskogee County woman died of complications from H1N1 flu two weeks ago, but swine flu continues at a low activity level in Oklahoma, state health officials said.
"It's still out there," said Larry Weatherford, spokesman for the Oklahoma State Department of Health. "People are still getting the flu."
The death brings the number of H1N1 deaths in the state to 44 since the new virus emerged last April.
Eight Oklahomans were hospitalized last week with the new virus, with 1,131 people hospitalized since Sept. 1, state records show.
-snip-
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=17&articleid=20100402_17_A1_Anelde937119