South Carolina Influenza 2017-18; 255 fatalities

[Ronan Kelly]

S. Carolina Officials Announce 1st Flu Death of Season

Nov. 15, 2017, at 10:03 a.m.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ? South Carolina health officials have confirmed the state's first flu-related death this flu season.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control said Tuesday the death happened in the Upstate.
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https://www.usnews.com/news/best-sta...eath-of-season

 

[JimO]

Through Week 1, South Carolina is reporting 15 flu-related deaths.

 

[JimO]

South Carolina reports 24 flu-related deaths through Week 2.

 

[Ronan Kelly]

DHEC reports 22 more flu deaths, bringing total this season to 46 in South Carolina
By Lauren Sausser lsausser@postandcourier.com Jan 24, 2018 Updated 6 min ago (0)


The state health department reported Wednesday that another 22 South Carolinians have died from the flu this season and that hundreds more were recently hospitalized.

Numbers included in the new report offer clear evidence that flu activity has been widespread and rampant across the state this month. And it doesn't seem to be slowing down.

Seventeen of the latest flu-related deaths occurred between Jan. 14 and Jan. 20, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported. Five of those deaths were attributed to prior weeks. Since October, 46 people have died from the flu in this state.
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https://www.postandcourier.com/feat...cle_a68e1912-0079-11e8-b451-5b4dc2f5f955.html

 

[JimO]

South Carolina is reporting 84 flu-related deaths through Week 4, nearly doubling the total in one week.

 

[Ronan Kelly]

DHEC reports 22 more flu deaths in South Carolina's 8th week of widespread influenza
By Mary Katherine Wildeman mkwildeman@postandcourier.com Feb 7, 2018 Updated 10 min ago (0)

Twenty-two new flu-related deaths were reported in South Carolina in the last week, the Department of Health and Environmental Control reports, showing a decline in deaths compared to previous weeks.

DHEC's latest reporting period runs from Jan. 28 to Feb. 3. Six of the 22 new cases the agency reported Wednesday occurred in weeks prior. Influenza's has killed 106 South Carolinians all-told this season.
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https://www.postandcourier.com/heal...cle_b45b1062-0c14-11e8-baf7-1ffd767ee7eb.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

First SC Child Death From the Flu Reported in the Midlands
Amanda Hurley, wltx 5:26 PM. EST February 09, 2018


Columbia, SC (WLTX) - South Carolina's department of health has confirmed the first pediatric flu-related death in the state this season.

DHEC says the child died from complications associated with influenza infection.
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http://www.wltx.com/news/local/first-sc-child-death-from-the-flu-reported-in-the-midlands/516802420

 

[Ronan Kelly]

More deaths reported from flu
Liv Osby, losby@greenvillenews.com Published 4:17 p.m. ET Feb. 14, 2018

A total of 128 South Carolinians have now died from flu this season, state health officials said Wednesday.

The virus continued to be widespread in the state for the ninth consecutive week, according to the state Department of Health and Environmental Protection.

Of the deaths, 46 were in the Upstate, and 41 were in the Midlands, 20 in the PeeDee and 21 in the Lowcountry, DHEC reports.
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https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2018/02/14/more-deaths-reported-flu/338564002/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Flu deaths continue to rise in SC as widespread activity reaches third month in a row
BY NOAH FEIT

nfeit@thestate.com


February 21, 2018 05:32 PM

This flu season continues to inflict severe damage in South Carolina.

In the past week, the number of reported flu-related deaths has continued to rise, as 23 more deaths have been reported by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.

This flu season, a total of 151 influenza-associated deaths reported by DHEC, which said that South Carolina reported widespread activity this week. This is the 10th consecutive week at widespread activity.
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http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article201420174.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Another child dies of the flu in South Carolina, but DHEC report shows activity is down
By Mary Katherine Wildeman mkwildeman@postandcourier.com Feb 28, 2018 Updated 21 min ago (0)

Flu activity continued to decline in the last week, but experts at both the federal and state health agencies said influenza is still considered widespread.

There were 6,332 influenza cases reported in the state in all, less than half that of the previous week, according to a report from the Department of Health and Environmental Control.

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All told, 167 people have died of the flu. The majority were 65 or older.
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https://www.postandcourier.com/heal...cle_ab11b5e2-1cc7-11e8-af59-5300379dd3a3.html

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Flu Watch
MMWR Week 9: February 25 to March 3, 2018
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Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations
and Deaths
A total of 70 influenza-associated hospitalizations were reported
by 45 hospitals. The cumulative hospitalization rate is 81.8 per
100,000. There were 34 laboratory-confirmed influenzaassociated
deaths reported; however, 26 deaths occurred in
previous weeks. The cumulative mortality rate is 4.1 per 100,000.
Compared to the previous week, the number of reported
hospitalizations decreased by 121 (63.4%) and number of
reported deaths decreased by 9 (52.9%). In the current flu
season, there have been 4,059 influenza-associated
hospitalizations and 201 influenza-associated deaths reported.
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http://www.scdhec.gov/Health/docs/HAN/Flu/Flu Watch MMWR Week 9.pdf

 

[Ronan Kelly]

MMWR Week 10: March 4 to March 10, 2018

Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations
and Deaths
A total of 73 influenza-associated hospitalizations were reported
by 43 hospitals. The cumulative hospitalization rate is 83.5 per
100,000. There were 20 laboratory-confirmed influenzaassociated
deaths reported; however, 16 deaths occurred in
previous weeks. The cumulative mortality rate is 4.4 per 100,000.
Compared to the previous week, the number of reported
hospitalizations decreased by 9 (11.0%) and number of
reported deaths decreased by 6 (60.0%). In the current flu
season, there have been 4,144 influenza-associated
hospitalizations and 221 influenza-associated deaths reported.
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http://www.scdhec.gov/Health/docs/HAN/Flu/Flu Watch MMWR Week 10.pdf

 

[Ronan Kelly]

MMWR Week 12: March 18 to March 24, 2018

Influenza-Associated Hospitalizations
and Deaths
A total of 56 influenza-associated hospitalizations were reported
by 38 hospitals. The cumulative hospitalization rate is 85.9 per
100,000. There were 7 laboratory-confirmed influenza-associated
deaths reported; however, 5 deaths occurred in previous weeks.
The cumulative mortality rate is 4.9 per 100,000. Compared to
the previous week, the number of reported hospitalizations
decreased by 9 (13.8%) and number of reported deaths
remained the same. In the current flu season, there have been
4,265 influenza-associated hospitalizations and 242 influenza associated
deaths reported.
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http://www.scdhec.gov/Health/docs/HAN/Flu/Flu Watch MMWR Week 12.pdf

 

[Ronan Kelly]

http://www.scdhec.gov/Health/docs/HAN/Flu/Flu Watch MMWR Week 13.pdf

 

[Ronan Kelly]

http://www.scdhec.gov/Health/docs/HAN/Flu/Flu Watch MMWR Week 14.pdf

 

[Ronan Kelly]

http://www.scdhec.gov/Health/docs/HAN/Flu/Flu Watch MMWR Week 16.pdf