WCNC | First flu death recorded of the season in North Carolina @WCNC | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
An adult who lived in the Charlotte area is now the first flu-related death of the 2024-2025 flu season.
"This is a sad reminder that influenza can be a very serious illness," state epidemiologist Zack Moore, M.D., MPH, said. "Taking preventative measures against flu and other respiratory illnesses like getting vaccinated, regularly washing hands, covering your cough and staying home when sick are important to help protect you and your family."
Their age and sex are not being released at this time. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said they died from "complications of influenza during the second week of October."
READ MORE: wcnc.com/article/news/health/flu-related-death-charlotte/275-58ec996a-f7ca-497e-bd48-95e3e09be92f
An adult who lived in the Charlotte area is now the first flu-related death of the 2024-2025 flu season.
"This is a sad reminder that influenza can be a very serious illness," state epidemiologist Zack Moore, M.D., MPH, said. "Taking preventative measures against flu and other respiratory illnesses like getting vaccinated, regularly washing hands, covering your cough and staying home when sick are important to help protect you and your family."
Their age and sex are not being released at this time. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said they died from "complications of influenza during the second week of October."
READ MORE: wcnc.com/article/news/health/flu-related-death-charlotte/275-58ec996a-f7ca-497e-bd48-95e3e09be92f
