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Health officials say North Carolina flu death toll hits 200

The death toll in N.C. for the 2017-18 flu season: 200
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - State health officials say the death toll from the flu in North Carolina has reached 200, putting it within reach of the record 218 deaths reported twice in the last three years.

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that 27 individuals died from the flu in the week that ended Feb. 17. The death toll for the 2017-18 flu season includes eight people who died in previous weeks and were ultimately determined to have had the flu.

According to the latest statistics, 26 of the flu victims were ages 65 and older. There were five between 50 and 64, and two each in the 18-to- 24 and 25-to-49 age groups. The deaths in the 18-to-24 group were the first in that category this season.

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