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Rowan County health director warns of severe flu season and rising deaths
Summary
The county health director reported a high-severity flu season, seven flu deaths since February among ages 35–85, outbreaks in two nursing facilities, and urged vaccination and respiratory-hygiene measures.
Rowan County’s health director told commissioners March 3 that this flu season is classified as high severity — the first such season in the county since 2017 — and reported seven influenza-related deaths since February.
The director said influenza A strains H1N1 and H3N2 were the most prevalent and that H3N2’s tendency to mutate can lead to repeat illness. She said seasonal flu activity had shown a…
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