Flu-Related Deaths Double In Georgia As Hospitalizations Rise

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January 29th, 2018

The Georgia Department of Public Health advises people to stay home from work or school if they are sick to avoid spreading the flu. Before returning to school or work, flu sufferers should be free of fever (without the use of a fever reducer) for at least 24 hours.

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The number of flu-related deaths in Georgia has more than doubled, climbing to 25 from 12, state health officials reported late Friday.

The Department of Public Health also said there were 115 hospitalizations in the metro Atlanta area due to influenza infection during the week of Jan. 14 through Jan. 20. The week before, there were 40 hospitalizations in metro Atlanta due to flu.

There have been 671 hospitalizations in the region so far this flu season.

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