Flu-related illnesses the week of Jan. 18 spiked to nearly 15 million cases nationwide as health officials from the Centers for Disease Control reported an additional 1,400 deaths since last week — 15 of which were of children. In Pennsylvania, 24 flu-related deaths have been reported so far this season. Of those, two were between the ages of 19 and 49. No Pennsylvania children have died from the flu so far this season. The majority of the Pennsylvania deaths — 18 of the 24 — occurred in those 65 and over. As influenza B — which tends to affect children and young people more — continued to dominate among tested cases, some regions are now reporting an increase in proportions of Influenza A compared to the B strain, according to the CDC’s latest flu report. Despite the increases, the flu virus continues to affect young people at an alarming rate. More than 50 percent of reported cases this flu season are in children and young adults under age 25. So far, 54 pediatric deaths have been recorded this flu season. Nationally, according to the CDC’s influenza report for the week ending Jan. 18, the percentage of virus specimens testing positive… Read full this story
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