County Reports Three More Flu-Related Deaths
POSTED: 8:44 pm PST December 31,
2003
SAN DIEGO -- San Diego County has reported three more flu-related deaths, bringing the local total this season to 13.The latest cases include a 77-year-old woman and two 86-year-old men.However, the county said emergency rooms reported the percentage of visits for flu-like illnesses dropped last week compared with the previous week.
Meanwhile, the federal government wants to keep better track of how many children are dying from the flu. Under a new requirement, states are now supposed to notify the Centers for Disease Control of flu-related deaths for anyone under 18.
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Previous Stories:
- December 28, 2003: East Village Woman Dies Of Pneumonia, Not Flu
- December 27, 2003: Three More Die In San Diego Co. After Contracting Flu
- December 24, 2003: Flu Kills 6th San Diegan
- December 23, 2003: Health Officials Confirm 5th Flu Death
- December 22, 2003: Boy's Death May Be Flu-Related
- December 17, 2003: Officials Say There's Been Another Flu Death
- December 17, 2003: State Gets New Shipment Of Flu Vaccine
- December 15, 2003: County Officials Announce 3rd Flu Death
- December 13, 2003: Boy Who Died In Hospital Tested Positive For Flu
- December 11, 2003: Officials Announce County's First Flu Death
- December 11, 2003: Local Girl May Be County's 1st Flu Death
- December 9, 2003: Flu Blamed For Boy's Death
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