RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) – Flu deaths in North Carolina have spiked considerably, almost twice the quantity of final 12 months’s numbers presently, in accordance to new figures.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says 26 folks died final week, and 48 folks the week earlier than.
So far this season, there have been 134 deaths throughout the state due to the flu.
Of these, 104 had been folks 65 and older, 21 between 50 and 64, six between 25 and 49, and three between the ages of 5 and 17.
Just final week, a complete of 71 flu deaths in the state had been reported.
Last 12 months presently, the division reported 74 complete flu deaths.
Last season, 544 folks died from the flu, the highest quantity since 2009.
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