SIOUX FALLS (AP) – State health officials say this year’s flu season has claimed the lives of 15 people in South Dakota.
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SIOUX FALLS (AP) – State health officials say this year’s flu season has claimed the lives of 15 people in South Dakota.
The Argus Leader reports that the state’s Department of Health says this year’s flu is “widespread” and severe. The data from the department runs through Jan. 27 and flu season is considered to be from October through May.
Dr. Wendell Hoffman at Sanford Health says this season’s flu could be the worst since 2009.
State data show 238 people have been hospitalized with the flu this year, compared to 70 during the same timeframe last year.
Photo: Dr. Doug Olson asks patient William Ness, 70, how he is feeling after his wife drove him to the emergency room and he was diagnosed with flu at Northside Hospital Emergency Room in Cumming, Ga., Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Olson says the hospital has been flooded with flu patients, prompting hospital crowding and shift changes to accommodate the traffic. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)
