ST. PAUL (WJON News) -- The Minnesota Department of Health has updated its weekly Influenza and Respiratory Illness numbers.

The report released today Thursday is for the period ending January 20th.

The number of hospitalizations this past week was 692, down from 774 the previous week. The total number of people hospitalized this season is at 3,392

There have now been 79 deaths associated with influenza. Last year we had 270.

There were 94 new school outbreaks last week, bringing our total this season to 134.

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There were also 16 new long-term care facility outbreaks, bringing that total to 52.

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