▶ State Department of Health. Flu season until April
At least two children have died from the flu in New Jersey in recent weeks.
On the 22nd, the state health department announced that two children had died from the flu. Details were not released, but one person died despite being in good health, while the other was known to have an underlying illness. Additionally, the residential areas of these deceased children were known to be northeastern and central-central New Jersey, respectively.
According to the latest report from the state health department, the influenza virus infection rate remains high across the state. According to the report, a total of 110 influenza outbreaks were reported in the 2023-2024 season, of which 18 occurred after the 17th of this month.
A spokesperson for the provincial health department said: “The flu infection rate is currently at a high level. He warned: “The flu season could last until April.”
In New Jersey, there were no flu deaths in the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons when the COVID-19 outbreak was severe, but 4 people died in the 2022-2023 season and 2 deaths have been reported so far this season season.
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