The flu has now killed one person in Tulsa County, the first death here this season. 35 patients have been hospitalized in the county, according to the Tulsa Health Department’s Leanne Stephens. There have been 179 total hospitalizations in Oklahoma. Stephens says plenty of vaccine is left and it’s not too late to get a shot.
Four people in the state have died this flu season, with the Tulsa County flu fatality reported in the past week. All the deaths have been in the vulnerable population of age 50 and older.