(AP) _ Arkansas officials have reported two more flu-related deaths bringing the state’s death toll from the current flu season to 205.The Arkansas Department of Health reports that the latest deaths were both age 65 or older. The department also says there’s been an uptick in patients with high fevers, coughs or sore throats after several weeks of declines.
Local health care providers report that the number of patients with such symptoms rose from 1.6 percent to 2.5 percent.
Jennifer Dillaha is the medical director for the department’s immunization program. She tells the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that she’s anticipating the decline in new cases to continue after the increase last week.
The number of flu-related deaths last month surpassed the 110 people who died in the 2014-15 season.
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