KSBY : reported that Man in his 30s dies of flu in SLO County - KSBY.com

The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department reports that a man in his 30s has died of complications related to the flu. The Health Department says it is not too late for people to receive the flu vaccine this season. Public Health officials say the man had not received a flu vaccine and had at least one underlying risk factor that made him more susceptible to severe disease. It is the first reportable flu death in San Luis Obispo County this season, as healthcare providers are only required to report flu deaths among people under the age of 65. Officials say this year's vaccine contains the H3 strain component that has been circulating and is known to cause more severe illness than some other strains.

SLO County reports first flu death of season

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Allegheny County has highest flu cases across Pennsylvania

Updated: Feb 6, 2017 - 7:34 PMPITTSBURGH - Allegheny County has more cases of the flu than any other part of Pennsylvania, with nearly twice as many cases than the next highest total in Burks County. The Pennsylvania Department of Health totals show more than 20,000 documented flu cases statewide since October. Allegheny County Health Department officials said there is no reason as to why the county is seeing higher flu numbers, but say the flu shot is proving to be very effective against this particular strain. More than 2,200 of those are from Allegheny County, making it about 11 percent of the state total. Campbell said he saw flu spike two weeks ago, but the number of patients with the flu have since dropped.



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