State health officials say the number of flu-related deaths in Minnesota has risen to four. A weekly influenza report from the Minnesota Department of Health says 578 people have been hospitalized since the flu season began in October.
Health officials are concerned about a recent spike in the number of flu cases in Minnesota. Flu patients have been filling urgent care centers and emergency rooms across the state.
Minnesota has recorded its second flu-related death of the season. Officials say a woman in her 90s with underlying health problems died of complication from the flu. She was the second Minnesotan to die of the flu in two weeks.
The flu bug has hit central Minnesota. CentraCare's Karen Witzman is the Director of Employee Health Services. She says they're seeing more patients with influenza, as well as an increase in the number of staff calling in sick.
The flu season has officially arrived in Minnesota. Minnesota health officials have confirmed the season's first influenza case in the state. It's a 26-year-old woman from Olmsted County in southeastern Minnesota.
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