Since the beginning of flu season, 173 people in Oklahoma have now died and nearly four-thousand have been hospitalized. If there is any good news, it’s that it appears the peak has been reached and the number of cases is slowly declining. Type A virus was more prevalent in the early part of the season. Now it appears Type B is the larger threat. Tony Sellars is with the State Health Department. He says the hardest hit population continues to be people age 65 and older. There is an extra strength dose of vaccine that the elderly can take.
Tulsa County continues to lead in the number of deaths with 32. Sellars says it’s not too late to get a shot.