15 in Snohomish County killed by flu, highest in three years
EVERETT — Influenza has killed 15 people across Snohomish County during the latest respiratory virus season, the county health department announced on Wednesday, making the 2024-2025 flu season the deadliest in three years.
This year’s flu activity is “concerning,” the Snohomish County Health Department said in a release, especially for older people or those with underlying health conditions. In Janurary, the department announced that the flu had killed two people in the county. The 2023-2024 flu season killed 10 people.
Thirteen of the people killed by the flu this season were over 50 years old, the department said. One was between 35 and 49 and another was between 20 and 34.
About 7% of emergency department visits in the past week were related to flu symptoms, the county said. It’s a decrease from the two weeks prior, where flu-related emergency visits hovered around 8%, but still significantly higher than last year’s numbers. Last year peaked at 4%, the department said.
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