THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS FLU ACTIVITY IS ON THE RISE ACROSS NEW MEXICO…AND THE FLU SEASON SHOULD LAST SEVERAL MORE WEEKS.
EPIDEMIOLOGIST MARISA BARGSTEN TELLS 770 KKOB THE NUMBERS SHOW INFLUENZA CAN BE DEADLY. SHE SAYS THE STATE HAS HAD 13 FLU-RELATED DEATHS, ALL ADULTS. SHE SAYS THEY’VE ALSO HAD 102 DEATHS RELATED TO PNEUMONIA, WHICH CAN OFTEN A COMPLICATION OF FLU.
THAT NUMBER, A TOTAL OF 115, IS ACTUALLY DOWN FROM A YEAR AGO. BARGSTEN SAYS FLU SEASON GOT OFF TO A LATE START IN NEW MEXICO…AND HAS BEEN RELATIVELY MILD UNTIL RECENTLY.
