INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana added seven flu deaths in the week ending Jan. 3, the Indiana Department of Health said in an online report issued Monday.
Indiana’s death toll from the current flu season sits at 28. All of the deaths have involved people from ages 25 and older, with the majority, 21, being 65 and older. Marion County, which includes Indianapolis, has recorded the most deaths of any Indiana county, seven. Lake County has recorded six deaths.
In addition, the report said, flu spread for the week ending Jan. 3 was “high” in Indiana, improved from “very high” in the previous report.
A separate online report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed Indiana’s neighboring states with “high” to “very high” flu conditions in the week ending Jan. 3.
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