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No New Flu-Related Deaths in Oklahoma, Season May be Ending

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A record-breaking flu season in Oklahoma may be winding down.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health reports no additional deaths in the past week after 107 people died and about 2,200 were hospitalized due to the virus since the season began September 28th.

The previous record of 72 deaths set last year was broken in February.

Health Department epidemiologist Laurence Burnsed said Friday that flu cases typically decrease in April and have been doing so the past few weeks.

The largest number of flu deaths — 22 — have been in Tulsa County, followed by 14 in Oklahoma County. Eighty-two deaths have been people aged 65 or older, 15 were 50-64 years old, the 5-17 and the 18-49 age groups each had four deaths and two were 4-years-old or younger.