INFLUENZA

INFLUENZA

Ohio typically records about 3,000 deaths from influenza and its most serious complication pneumonia. So far this flu season, Sept. 1, 2009-March 5, 2010, with three to four weeks left in the traditional flu season, there have been 2,600 flu-related deaths. Here are H1N1-related deaths (only pediatric deaths are required to be reported, although some public health departments choose to report adult deaths).

Mahoning: 3

Columbiana: 1

Trumbull: 0

Ohio total: 51

Here are the pneumonia/influenza deaths for this flu season compiled from death certificates:

Mahoning: 64

Columbiana: 45

Trumbull: 70

Ohio total: 2,600

Source: Ohio Department of Health