Only a handful of new flu cases are reported in the past week in Oklahoma, bringing the total statewide to 73. To date, it doesn’t seem to be heading toward a record, but Tony Sellars with the State Health Department says the peak doesn’t hit until after the holidays, so it’s too early to tell what kind of flu season it’s going to be.
Tulsa County leads in hospitalizations with 24, four times the number of the next nearest county. The only death this season has been in Tulsa County. The fatality was in the older population, one of the groups most vulnerable.