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    South Carolina flu cases and fatalities rising (at least 16 deaths)

    Source: http://www.postandcourier.com/articl...ing&source=RSS

    South Carolina flu cases and fatalities rising

    Schuyler Kropf
    Posted: Friday, December 28, 2012 3:46 p.m.

    Flu conditions remains widespread in South Carolina, with dozens more hospital cases seen and the death toll rising, health officials reported today.

    Three more ?lab confirmed? deaths were recorded for December, the Department of Health of Environmental Control said...

    ...The count brings the total number of in-state deaths tied to the flu since September to at least 13...
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    Source: http://www.greenvilleonline.com/arti...flu-toll-rises


    2 more dead in S.C. from flu
    5:16 PM, Jan 2, 2013 |
    Written by
    Liv Osby
    Staff Writer

    Two more deaths have been attributed to the flu in South Carolina, bringing the total to 15 so far this season, state health officials reported today.

    And 862 people have been hospitalized with the flu since Sept. 30, 221 of them during the week of Dec. 23-29. according to the state Department of Health and Environmental Control.

    Of the deaths, 12 were among people 65 and older, two were among people 50 to 64, and one was a child younger than 5...

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      Early flu peak swamping medical offices

      1:08 AM, Jan 2, 2013

      "...The MD 360 locations in Simpsonville and Greenville were averaging 65 flu patients a day and are now seeing more than 90 a day, he said. In Greer, it?s doubled from about 40 to 80 a day, he said.

      As a result, Ellis said, additional doctors and nurses have been brought on to care for all the ailing patients..."



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        Re: South Carolina flu cases and fatalities rising (at least 15 deaths)

        Source: http://www.postandcourier.com/articl...ons&source=RSS


        James Island woman dies from flu complications

        Prentiss Findlay
        Posted: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 6:25 p.m.
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        ...The elderly woman who tested positive for flu died one day after complaining of not feeling well, the Charleston County coroner?s office reported.

        Through Saturday, an additional 15 flu-related fatalities have been reported in South Carolina since late September...

        ...The James Island woman, 73, was otherwise healthy, said Chief Deputy Coroner Bobbi Jo O?Neal. On Saturday, the woman felt weak and dizzy. She passed away at home on Sunday, O?Neal said.

        The woman tested positive for Type A flu, the predominant strain of influenza seen this year...

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