Update (March 20):
LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Arkansas Department of Health reports that the state’s flu death total has climbed to 49.
State health officials say the majority were in the age category of 65-years-old, or older.
Update (March 17):
LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Arkansas Department of Health reports the state’s flu deaths total has climbed to 47.
State health officials say the majority were in the age category of 65-years-old or older.
7 deaths in people 45-64
2 deaths in people 25-44
3 deaths in children between the ages of 5-18
Click here for the latest flu report.
Update (March 3):
LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Arkansas Department of Health reports that the state’s flu death total has climbed to 49.
State health officials say the majority were in the age category of 65-years-old, or older.
35 in 65+
8 in 45-64
2 in 25-44
4 in under 18
Update (March 17):
LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Arkansas Department of Health reports the state’s flu deaths total has climbed to 47.
State health officials say the majority were in the age category of 65-years-old or older.
7 deaths in people 45-64
2 deaths in people 25-44
3 deaths in children between the ages of 5-18
Click here for the latest flu report.
Update (March 3):
LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Arkansas Department of Health reports the state’s flu deaths total has climbed to 41.
State health officials say the majority of the victims who have died since September were in the age category of 65-years-old or older.
LITTLE ROCK, AR – The number of flu deaths in Arkansas has risen to 37.
The majority (29) were 65-years-old or older. Six of the victims were aged 45-64, and two were 25-44.
Original Story (Feb. 10):
LITTLE ROCK, AR – The number of flu deaths in Arkansas has risen to 35.
The majority (28) were 65 years old or older. Five of the victims were aged 45-64, and two were 25-44.
The latest flu report states that since Sept. 28, 2014 (week 40), over 21,600 positive influenza antigen tests have been reported to the Arkansas Department of Health by healthcare providers. Over 1,700 were received in week 5 of 2015 from 71 counties.
Among flu antigen tests that can distinguish between A and B strains, 93 percent were A, and 7 percent were B.
Over 12 percent of patients visiting emergency rooms last week and 6 percent of outpatients visits were for ILI (Influenza-like illness).
Click here to read the complete report.
