{"id":2921,"date":"2020-01-06T20:18:09","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T01:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciotocountydailynews.com\/?p=2921"},"modified":"2020-01-06T20:18:09","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T01:18:09","slug":"ohio-reports-first-child-flu-death-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciotocountydailynews.com\/?p=2921","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Reports First Child Flu Death of Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ohio reports first child flu death of season<\/em><\/p>\n

The flu has claimed its first Ohio fatality of the 2019-20 flu season. The victim was a 16-year-old girl in Northeast Ohio.\u00a0\u00a0Her death is being investigated by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health.<\/p>\n

The number of hospitalizations for flu this season is almost double the number of hospitalizations from the same time period last year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the last week of December alone, there were nearly 400 new hospitalizations related to flu. Eighty-six of those were in Southern Ohio. Flu symptoms include fever, sore throat, headaches, and chills.<\/p>\n

Doctors say the best treatment is prevention.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting the flu vaccine<\/a> is the safest and most effective way to prevent the flu for everyone 6 months and older,\u201d said Dr. Mark Hurst, Medical Director at\u00a0Ohio Department of Health<\/a>. \u201cFlu hospitalizations could still be on the rise. You need to protect yourself, your friends and your family and get a flu shot now if you haven\u2019t already.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are no reported flu vaccine shortages across Ohio. <\/strong><\/p>\n

ODH also stressed the importance of washing hands, using hand sanitizer, making sure to cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough, and staying home if you\u2019re sick.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are sick with the flu, stay home. Start the new year off right by helping to protect others when you are not feeling well,\u201d Dr. Hurst said.<\/p>\n

Kentucky is also dealing with widespread flu with1,622 laboratory-confirmed<\/a> flu\u00a0cases in regions across the state this flu season and four deaths<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More information about flu and flu activity in Ohio is available at\u00a0www.flu.ohio.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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