OKLAHOMA CITY -
The number of flu deaths in
Oklahoma jumped by six in one week, according to data released Thursday
by the Oklahoma Department of Health.
On Thursday, January 3, only two influenza deaths had been reported.
For the week ending January 8, the OSDH reports eight flu-related
deaths. Three of those death have occurred in Tulsa County; one more from a week ago.
The other deaths occurred in Creek, Mayes, Muskogee, Pittsburg and Rogers counties. Each county recorded one influenza death from January 2-January 8.
The data does not say if the deaths were male or female, but it shows four were between the ages of 19-64 and the rest were 65 or older.
The OSDH has seen 345 hospitalized cases of flu since September 30, 2012. Ninety-two of those cases were reported January 2-January 8, 2013.
Continued: http://www.newson6.com/story/20553888/flu-deaths-jump-in-oklahoma
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