28 Influenza-Related Deaths Reported in AR this Flu Season

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (News release) - 28 influenza-related deaths have been reported in Arkansas this flu season among persons 45 and older says the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). For the last week of 2017, Arkansas reported “Widespread” activity to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for geographic spread of influenza, and “High” or 10/10 for influenza like illness (ILI) intensity. Since October 1, 2017, over 14,000 positive influenza tests have been reported to the ADH online database by health care providers. In Week 52, 70 counties reported influenza cases. The majority of reports came from: Benton, Pulaski, Washington, Jefferson, Faulkner, White, Sebastian, Craighead, Saline, Lonoke, Garland, Logan, Pope, Independence, and Stone.

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