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Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/flu-season-windsor-essex-vaccine-death-outbreak-1.4572732
This flu has already caused 18 deaths and 31 outbreaks, and the season is not over yet
Last year, 7 flu outbreaks were declared at long-term care homes ? this year that number jumped to 31
CBC News Posted: Mar 12, 2018 2:37 PM ET Last Updated: Mar 12, 2018 2:37 PM ET
Three times as many seniors have died of the flu this year compared to last year, and the number of outbreaks has quadrupled ? and the season is far from over.
Last year, seven flu outbreaks were declared at area homes ? this year that number jumped to 31.
"We track flu-related deaths in those long-term care homes and last year we had six. This year we're up to 18, so that's a pretty significant number," explained Lora Piccinin, manager of infectious disease control at the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit...
This flu has already caused 18 deaths and 31 outbreaks, and the season is not over yet
Last year, 7 flu outbreaks were declared at long-term care homes ? this year that number jumped to 31
CBC News Posted: Mar 12, 2018 2:37 PM ET Last Updated: Mar 12, 2018 2:37 PM ET
Three times as many seniors have died of the flu this year compared to last year, and the number of outbreaks has quadrupled ? and the season is far from over.
Last year, seven flu outbreaks were declared at area homes ? this year that number jumped to 31.
"We track flu-related deaths in those long-term care homes and last year we had six. This year we're up to 18, so that's a pretty significant number," explained Lora Piccinin, manager of infectious disease control at the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit...