tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Raleigh, N.C. ? Seven more people died from the flu in North Carolina last week, according to data released by the state Department of Health and Human Services.
Sixty-four people statewide have died of the flu since October, including one infant and two other children under the age of 18.
Adults ages 25 to 49 continue to be most affected, accounting for 25 deaths in North Carolina, followed by those ages 50 to 64, with 21 deaths. Fifteen people 65 or older have died of the flu, as has one infant and two children between ages 5 and 17.
A year ago, 59 people died from flu-related symptoms during the six-month flu season that runs from early October to mid-May. Adults ages 65 or older accounted for 36 of the 59 deaths in 2012-13, and nobody under 18 died from the flu.
http://www.wral.com/seven-more-flu-related-deaths-reported-in-nc/13398100/
Sixty-four people statewide have died of the flu since October, including one infant and two other children under the age of 18.
Adults ages 25 to 49 continue to be most affected, accounting for 25 deaths in North Carolina, followed by those ages 50 to 64, with 21 deaths. Fifteen people 65 or older have died of the flu, as has one infant and two children between ages 5 and 17.
A year ago, 59 people died from flu-related symptoms during the six-month flu season that runs from early October to mid-May. Adults ages 65 or older accounted for 36 of the 59 deaths in 2012-13, and nobody under 18 died from the flu.
http://www.wral.com/seven-more-flu-related-deaths-reported-in-nc/13398100/