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Flu shots urged as illnesses and deaths reported
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Dr. Jeff Duchin, chief of communicable disease epidemiology and immunization for the King County agency, said six influenza deaths in King County have been reported to Public Health since Dec. 17 ? one confirmed to be a case of H1N1.
Official figures for flu deaths differ between state and local agencies, in part because of a lag in reporting time, but deaths have also occurred outside King County.
Tim Church, director of communications for the state Department of Health, said that as of Dec. 28, three other counties ? Kittitas, Thurston and Benton ? have each had one confirmed flu death.
Snohomish County officials have also reported one flu death ? a Bothell woman in her 30s.
more...
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022626203_swinefluxml.html?prmid=4939
Note: Other sources indicate one death each in Grant and Siskiyou Counties, for a total of 12.
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Dr. Jeff Duchin, chief of communicable disease epidemiology and immunization for the King County agency, said six influenza deaths in King County have been reported to Public Health since Dec. 17 ? one confirmed to be a case of H1N1.
Official figures for flu deaths differ between state and local agencies, in part because of a lag in reporting time, but deaths have also occurred outside King County.
Tim Church, director of communications for the state Department of Health, said that as of Dec. 28, three other counties ? Kittitas, Thurston and Benton ? have each had one confirmed flu death.
Snohomish County officials have also reported one flu death ? a Bothell woman in her 30s.
more...
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022626203_swinefluxml.html?prmid=4939
Note: Other sources indicate one death each in Grant and Siskiyou Counties, for a total of 12.
