ODH Report: Number of New Influenza Hospitalizations at Record High
Written by WKTN Staff on February 11, 2020
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reports that the number of new influenza-related hospitalizations is the highest yet of the 2019-2020 flu season.
The most recent data shows that from January 26 to February 1, a total of 832 people were newly hospitalized. This marks an increase of more than 36% over the previous week of flu reporting.
Hardin is the only county in the state with no hospitalizations due to the flu.
In our region, there were:
55 in Allen County
3 in Hancock County
3 in Logan County
24 in Marion County
9 in Union County
9 in Wyandot County
11 in Auglaize County