Mahoning Co. records first confirmed flu-related death

YOUNGSTOWN — A 50-year-old woman is the first laboratory-confirmed confirmed death in Mahoning County this year attributed to influenza and pneumonia by the Ohio Department of Health.

To date, ODH has confirmed 30 deaths statewide due to flu and pneumonia, said Kristopher Weiss, state health department spokesman, who said the state has an average of 3,000 deaths a year caused by flu and pneumonia.

Weiss said his department would not release any additional information about the Mahoning County woman. No flu and pneumonia deaths have been confirmed in Columbiana and Trumbull counties.

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