Thursday, March 2nd 2017, 11:20 am
With the past week, eleven more Oklahomans have died due to complications from the flu. Three of those new deaths happened in Tulsa County, bringing its total to 13.
In numbers released Thursday, the Oklahoma Department of Health says influenza-related deaths now stands at 48. Last week, state health officials reported 37 deaths so far this flu season.
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In eastern Oklahoma, Rogers County also had another flu death. They now have had three deaths this season. And Mayes County has recorded its first flu death.
The OSDH says the other deaths happened in Beckham, Cleveland, Lincoln, McCurtain, Texas and Washita counties.
In its latest report, the health department says the number of new flu hospitalizations jumped by 116. As of February 28, the department says 1,664 people have spent time in the hospital due to the flu since September 1, 2016.
The OSDH says five counties, Cimarron, Ellis, Harmon, Pushmataha and Rogers Mills, have not had any reported hospitalizations so far this flu season.
Number of reported flu hospitalizations since October per county:
Every Thursday, the OSDH releases its weekly influenza report and will continue to do so until May 2017.
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