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Idaho reports first flu-related death of the season
By Katy Moeller
December 30, 2013
First flu-related death in Idaho this season reported Monday For privacy reasons, state health officials didn?t release any information about the person who died, except that he or she was over 60 and lived in south-central Idaho. There were 35 flu-related deaths in Idaho last year.
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What are local hospitals seeing? St. Luke?s Health System was seeing fewer cases this year than last ? until a spike about two weeks ago, according to spokesman Ken Dey. Last week, cases jumped to 311, up from 160 cases during the same period last year. Of those cases, just 11 people were admitted to the hospital. That may sound high, but it?s small compared to the 800 flu patients a week during the 2009-10 pandemic. ?Still, this is the most significant spike we?ve seen since 2009,? Dey said.
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http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/12/30/2950383/idaho-reports-first-flu-related.html
By Katy Moeller
December 30, 2013
First flu-related death in Idaho this season reported Monday For privacy reasons, state health officials didn?t release any information about the person who died, except that he or she was over 60 and lived in south-central Idaho. There were 35 flu-related deaths in Idaho last year.
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What are local hospitals seeing? St. Luke?s Health System was seeing fewer cases this year than last ? until a spike about two weeks ago, according to spokesman Ken Dey. Last week, cases jumped to 311, up from 160 cases during the same period last year. Of those cases, just 11 people were admitted to the hospital. That may sound high, but it?s small compared to the 800 flu patients a week during the 2009-10 pandemic. ?Still, this is the most significant spike we?ve seen since 2009,? Dey said.
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http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/12/30/2950383/idaho-reports-first-flu-related.html