Ohio health officials say flu hospitalizations are up

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Source: http://www.fox19.com/story/37031207/ohio-health-officials-say-flu-hospitalizations-are-up

Ohio health officials say flu hospitalizations are up
Saturday, December 9th 2017, 12:53 pm EST
Posted by Cleveland 19 Digital Team

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state says Ohio flu hospitalizations are higher than usual and much worse than a year ago.

The Ohio Department of Health says the state saw 92 flu-related hospitalizations during the week that ended Dec. 2 and has seen 257 hospitalizations overall since the flu season began.

The agency says those numbers are above the five-year average for December and higher than last year, which saw 19 flu-related hospitalizations during the same week and 83 hospitalizations...

 

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Second flu-related death reported in Northeast Ohio
Updated 1:50 PM; Posted 1:03 PM

By Julie Washington, The Plain Dealer jwashington@plaind.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Influenza has now claimed the lives of two people in Northeast Ohio, according to the Cuyahoga County Board of Health.

The most recent death was a 70-year-old woman from Mentor who died during the week of Dec. 24-30. The first was a 92-year-old woman from North Royalton who died in October, the board said.
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http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2018/01/second_flu-related_death_repor.html