MN Flu Deaths and Hospitalizations Continue to Decline

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Influenza activity continues to decrease in Minnesota.

The state Department of Health is reporting four flu-related deaths in the last week and a total of 340 this season.

Sixty-four patients were hospitalized for flu complications, which is down from 93 two weeks ago.

The 7,388 total hospitalizations are nearly three thousand more than last flu season.

No schools had flu outbreaks for a second straight week, while five were reported in long-term care facilities.