February 20, 2025
Local flu hospitalizations reach 36 for the year
Editor’s note: The following information is supplied by the Union County Health Department.
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As of Feb. 13, 36 influenza- associated hospitalizations have been confirmed among Union County residents, with 11 additional under investigation.
Of these confirmed influenza- associated hospitalizations, five occurred in December, 27 in January, and four in February.
All 11 reports under investigation occurred in February. The age range for confirmed influenza- associated hospitalizations is 34 year to 90 years old, with the average age being 68 years old.
The county is seeing almost exclusively influenza A in both hospitalized patients and loc…
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