The number of flu deaths continues to increase across Oklahoma. Four more deaths were reported this week. Three of those were in Tulsa County. The flu shot does not prevent the flu, but can lower your risks.
Statewide, 242 people have died from the flu this year in Oklahoma. 47 of those have been in Tulsa County. That is a modern day record.
As for hospitalizations, the State Health Department reports 4,503. Over a fourth of those (1,138) have been in Tulsa County.