NC reports 13 more flu deaths last week

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The NC Department of Health and Human Services reports 13 more people in the state died from the flu last week.

That brings the total number of flu deaths this season, which started Sept. 30, 2018, to 68 in North Carolina.

The 13 deaths during the week ending Feb. 16 is the second highest total behind the 17 deaths reported one week earlier.

According to state data, all 68 deaths have been in adults with most among patients 65 years old or older.

NCDHHS says influenza-like illness (ILI) decreased slightly last week, but it was still categorized as widespread across North Carolina.