UPDATED: Flu Rates Skyrocket in Minnesota; 27 Deaths Now Reported
More than 1,100 hospitalized; Minnesota Department of Health urges precautions.
This flu season is proving brutal in Minnesota, with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) now reporting 27 deaths in the state, including 23 that officials have been able to confirm as flu-related since Dec. 30. Since the start of the influenza season, 1,121 people have been hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza, according to the MDH reports for the 2012–2013 season. That number includes 401 hospitalizations for the week ending Jan. 5. Dakota County is no exception; Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville is reporting a shortage of available beds due to severe cases of the flu, and the Apple Valley Urgent Care and Quick Clinic is seeing call volumes and patient visits up 20-50 percent over typical levels at this time of …
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