More than 100 people have now been hospitalized this season with flu in Oklahoma, and, in the past week, the first two deaths from the illness in the state are reported. The level of activity in Oklahoma has now reached the ‘widespread’ category. Jamie Dukes is with the State Health Department. She says of the 105 total number of patients hospitalized this season in the state, 65 are 50 years of age or older, and 13 are under four years of age.
While the most hospitalizations have occurred in Tulsa and Oklahoma Counties, the only deaths happened in McLain and Johnston Counties. Both fatalities were people over age 65.