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Wisconsin Health Officials Seeing Record Number Of Flu Cases So Far This Season

01.14.2020 - By WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPRPlay

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Wisconsin is seeing a pretty severe flu season. State health officials say more than 600 people have been hospitalized since October, and 15 have died, including a child. Flu seasons typically span from October to May. Tom Haupt keeps track of influenza cases for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. He says hospitalizations increased dramatically over the holidays, and the numbers so far are higher than the state has seen in the previous five seasons. Haupt says one thing is different

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