Tulsa World

Officials: Tulsa County seasonal flu death total at 20; 6 deaths statewide reported last week

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma health officials say six more deaths due to influenza have been reported to bring the record number of deaths in the state to 90. The previous record of 72 flu deaths — set ...
Winston-Salem Journal

Flu death totals rise to 83 in N.C.; 12 confirmed in Triad

The state’s death total from flu-related illnesses reached a seasonal high for the second consecutive week, officials with the N.C. Department of Health and Human services reported Thursday. The ...
abc13

Houston boy died of flu, becoming city's first flu-related pediatric death of season

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A young boy died of the flu in Houston, marking the city's first flu-related pediatric death of the 2019-2020 season, health officials confirmed Tuesday. The Houston Health ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Flu hospitalizations at lowest rate in almost a decade — 7 CDC FluView takeaways

Overall, 136 people have been hospitalized for the flu this season, according to the CDC’s FluView report. 1. A total of 136 lab-confirmed flu-associated hospitalizations have occured between Oct.1, ...
Winston-Salem Journal

23 more flu deaths bring total to 276 in NC, but weekly figure is an eight-week low

The number of flu-related deaths in North Carolina reached an eight-week low last week even as a modern-day record for the state increased by 23 to 276. The N.C. Department of Health and Human ...