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Massachusetts Influenza 2017-18; 21

Ronan Kelly

Retired 2020
Beloved Massachusetts woman's death blamed on the flu
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WCVB Updated: 7:03 PM EST Jan 10, 2018

NEEDHAM, Mass. ?
The death of a mother in Needham is being blamed on the flu.

Jenny Ching, 51, and her entire family thought she was just battling a bad cold last week when she went to the hospital last Wednesday. Two days later, she died.
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http://www.wcvb.com/article/mother-o...m-flu/15055081
 
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[h=1]School Teacher Dies Suddenly From Flu Complications[/h]
SWAMPSCOTT (CBS) ? A popular teacher in Swampscott has died from the flu, according to her obituary.

Phyllis Gotlib, 68, had taught music to elementary school students in town since 1999.

She died Wednesday after she became ill over the weekend, the superintendent said in a letter to parents. Students were told about the death Thursday.

?Phyllis was both a kind and generous colleague, always greeting you with a smile and kind word. She was a bright light, with great sense of humor, a passion for music and her students. She will be sorely missed,? said Superintendent Pamela Angelakis, who wrote that Gotlib touched the lives of ?thousands of students.?

Her obituary in ItemLive.com said Gotlib passed away suddenly ?due to complications from the flu.?

?Because we have learned Ms. Gotlib?s passing may have been due to complications from the flu, I sent cleaning crews into the Clarke and Hadley Schools early this morning to thoroughly clean all doorknobs, railings, her classrooms, and common areas including teacher prep spaces and hallways. This work was completed long before students arrived this morning,? Angelakis said in a pre-recorded phone call to parents Thursday.
 
CDH announces restrictions as flu cases spread

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH
@kate_ashworth
Tuesday, January 30, 2018

NORTHAMPTON ? In the midst of the widespread flu season, several patients at Cooley Dickinson Hospital who tested positive for the flu have died ? although many had other health conditions, according to the hospital.

?Because deaths related to influenza are almost always due to other complications, we are unable to confirm the cause of death as flu,? spokeswoman Christina Trinchero said Monday.
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http://www.gazettenet.com/flu-season-in-massachusetts-15194925
 
[h=2]Massachusetts is reporting a steep increase in hospitalization rates over the past several weeks.[/h]
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Mass. doctors fear flu pandemic after 1,600 cases confirmed this week
Markey urges Congress to cough up $1 billion for universal vaccine
Meghan Ottolini Saturday, February 03, 2018
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Massachusetts General Hospital, hosting yesterday?s press conference, has already seen 10 deaths and 150 hospitalizations related to the flu this season. Statewide, officials have recorded 5,708 confirmed influenza cases since October ? and 1,646 just this week.
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http://www.bostonherald.com/news/lo...pandemic_after_1600_cases_confirmed_this_week
 
Source: http://northofboston.wickedlocal.com/news/20180213/child-dies-from-flu-in-essex-county

Child dies from flu in Essex County
Posted at 5:48 PM Updated at 5:50 PM

The child was under the age of 10.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) Tuesday confirmed the first influenza-associated pediatric death this year in the state. The child was under the age of 10 and lived in Essex County.

The child?s flu was confirmed by clinical test and symptoms. Last flu season, there were two confirmed pediatric flu-related deaths in Massachusetts. As of Feb. 3, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had reported a total of 63 influenza-associated pediatric deaths this flu season nationwide...
 
DPH: 18 Flu Deaths In Massachusetts
January 9, 2013 at 1:09 pm
Filed Under:Carl Stevens, CBS Boston, Flu, Flu Deaths, Flu Shot, Jim Smith, Massachusetts, Public Health Emergency, Vaccine, WBZ

BOSTON (CBS) ? 18 people in Massachusetts have died from the flu this season, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced Wednesday.
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http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/01/09/dph-18-dead-from-flu-in-massachusetts/

Comment: Old report. Brings state toll to at least 21. - Ro
 
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