More flu-related deaths are being reported in Arkansas as the count now stands at 69 total deaths according to the state Department of Health.
Three of the latest deaths were of people age 65 or older, and one was of a person age 45-64, according to a Health Department report.
According to the report 36 of the deaths were of people 65 or older, 21 were of people age 45-64, seven were of people age 25-44 and one was of a child or teenager age 5-18.
The Health Department also reported that the percentage of patients visiting emergency rooms with flu-like symptoms dropped last week for the third week in a row.
Meanwhile, doctor’s offices reported an increase in the percentage of patients with flu symptoms after the percentages fell the previous week.
Based on the information reported by doctors’ offices, the intensity of flu activity in the state remains high, according to the Health Department.
Flu activity in the State of Arkansas is considered high, in addition to being considered high in 42 other states.
Flu season generally runs from October through May. 120 people in the state died from the flu in 2019.
