How Many Flu Deaths This Year In Minnesota
By associated press wire service content feb.
How many flu deaths this year in minnesota. Therefore mdh uses various indicators to find out how widespread the flu is in minnesota each week rather than trying to track every case. 43 flu related deaths in minnesota this season health officials say influenza remains widespread throughout minnesota. Fox 9 the number of flu deaths in minnesota so far this season has now risen to 42 according to the latest report from state health officials. Many people get sick with flu every year in minnesota without ever seeing a doctor or reporting their illness.
7 2020 at 10 41 a m. That matches the total from all of last flu season with one more pediatric death this. Doctors concerned after 505 minnesotans diagnosed with flu so far. Only six deaths in total this season have been associated with influenza a.
All three recent deaths were associated with influenza b viruses. Influenza associated death surveillance minnesota 2010 2018. Influenza deaths are collected via reports from minnesota s death certificate database hospitals and long term care facilities. However it could equal or surpass the 2018 2019 season s.
The minnesota department of. Ap the number of flu deaths in minnesota this season has doubled health officials said thursday. This year s flu season is shaping up to be possibly less severe than the 2017 2018 season when 61 000 deaths were linked to the virus. Decedents with influenza listed as a cause of or.
These page includes information about the estimated burden of influenza from past seasons including tables of the estimated influenza disease burden and 95 credible interval cr i by age group. Minnesota birth data 2017 state rank u s percent of births to unmarried mothers. A total of 95 people have died from flu related illnesses this season in minnesota including two children. In the 2018 2019 flu season the cdc confirmed 143 pediatric deaths.
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