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Arkansas

LiberalArkie

(15,719 posts) Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:23 PM Mar 2020

17 more dead from flu, including 1 child, flu season total up to 86

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — There were 17 influenza related deaths in Arkansas reported this week including a second pediatric death for a total of 86 influenza-related deaths this season. CDC estimates a total of 20,000 flu deaths have occurred nationwide including 136 pediatric deaths reported this season.

0-4YRS OLD: 1 DEAD

5-17YRS OLD: 1 DEAD

18-24YRS OLD: 1 DEAD

25-44YRS OLD: 8 DEAD

45-64YRS OLD: 27 DEAD

65+YRS OLD: 48 DEAD

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https://www.kark.com/news/local-news/17-more-dead-from-flu-including-1-child-flu-season-total-up-to-86/

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17 more dead from flu, including 1 child, flu season total up to 86 (Original Post) LiberalArkie Mar 2020 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author dewsgirl Mar 2020 #1

Time Frame for Flu stats above, is that From Jan 1st to Mar 10th ace3csusm Mar 2020 #2

With so little testing, how do we know what are flu deaths and what are Coronavirus deaths? Doodley Mar 2020 #3

There is a difference even in coughing.. Covid is a dry cough.. flu is the normal wet cough. LiberalArkie Mar 2020 #4

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ace3csusm

(969 posts)

2. Time Frame for Flu stats above, is that From Jan 1st to Mar 10th

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 07:40 PM

Mar 2020

COV19 arrived when in US?I think Feb 20

Look at China in same Time Frame see what the numbers to compare to yours above...(take in account they have slowed it down now but look what that government did to slow it down)...we wont be able to duplicate Chinese response

Doodley

(9,094 posts)

3. With so little testing, how do we know what are flu deaths and what are Coronavirus deaths?

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Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:04 PM

Mar 2020

LiberalArkie

(15,719 posts)

4. There is a difference even in coughing.. Covid is a dry cough.. flu is the normal wet cough.

Reply to Doodley (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 09:05 PM

Mar 2020

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