First child flu deaths reported in NC this season
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TRAFFIC
ISSUES ACROSS THE VIEWING AREA.
>> DOCTORS VISITS FOR THE FLU
NATIONWIDE ARE AT A 15 YEAR
HIGH IN NORTH CAROLINA IS NO
DIFFERENCE. JUST MOMENTS AGO
THE STATE RELEASED A WEEKLY FLU
AND COVID REPORT AND WRAL'S CAN
SMITH TELLS US WHAT WAS IN.
IT CAN JUST SADLY THE NEW
INFORMATION JUST RELEASED
INDICATES 2 CHILDREN BETWEEN
THE AGES OF 5.17 HAVE DIED FROM
THE FLU. ONE IN CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA IS THE OTHER EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.
>> STATE HEALTH LEADERS SAY THE
STATE ALSO RECORDED 171 ADULT
FLUID AID RELATED DEATHS TO
DATE FOR A TOTAL OF 173 BY THE
NUMBERS. HOSPITAL VISIT TO THE
FLU WERE DOWN BUT SIGNIFICANTLY
HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR. THE
VIRUS MAKING UP 12.3% OF ALL
EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS MORE THAN
1600 PATIENTS WERE TREATED FOR
THE FLU LAST WEEK, WHICH IS
DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE PREVIOUS
WEEK. DOCTORS IN THE TRIANGLE
AGREE WE'RE SEEING A SECOND
PEAK OF THE FLU SEASON AND THE
NUMBER OF CASES OF PARTICULARLY
HIGH THIS YEAR TO DANIEL PARKAS
SAID THE TIMING IS VERY SIMILAR
TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS AND
STATE LEADERS URGING
VACCINATIONS WITH CHILDREN 6