Health & Fitness
Flu Deaths Continue In North Carolina
Five more in the state have died as a result of flu complications , moving this season's death toll to 136.
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Flu continues to be widespread throughout North Carolina, and has claimed five more people last week, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
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The death toll due to flu complications in the state is now 136, The News & Observer reported. The tally is twice that of last year’s flu season, but still lower than the 2014-2015 season that claimed 208 people.
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The flu season is believed to have peaked in February, the newspaper said.
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