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MADISON (WKOW) -- An aggressive flu strain is spreading quickly across the county, including in Wisconsin.
The state's Department of Health Services released a report Wednesday saying, as of Tuesday night, 1,287 people have been hospitalized because of the flu. And as of last Friday, there are a total of 2,837 influenza cases in Wisconsin.
DHS spokesperson Claire Smith says this current flu season is the most severe season in the last five years; excluding the H1N1 pandemic in 2009.
Smith says the flu season has not even peaked yet. She says the average peak is in late January to early February.
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The state's Department of Health Services released a report Wednesday saying, as of Tuesday night, 1,287 people have been hospitalized because of the flu. And as of last Friday, there are a total of 2,837 influenza cases in Wisconsin.
DHS spokesperson Claire Smith says this current flu season is the most severe season in the last five years; excluding the H1N1 pandemic in 2009.
Smith says the flu season has not even peaked yet. She says the average peak is in late January to early February.
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