Jan. 16,
2018
H3N2 is known for being
more virulent than other strains of the flu. Since October,
42 people in California younger than 65 have died of the flu, compared with nine at the same time last year, according to state officials.
State officials collect flu death data only among people under 65; the actual death toll from the flu is much higher.
80,000 died of the
flu 2017-18
16,359 under age 65 have died of the wuflu as of Nov 27
(median death age in the u.s. for the wuflu is 71)
BTW:
Luke Letkow, the Republican representative-elect from Louisiana who died after contracting COVID-19, suffered a heart attack following a surgical procedure.