Last year’s flu season was one of the worst in more than a
decade, resulting in a ‘high severity’ classification that saw 172 reported
child deaths and 19 consecutive weeks of record-breaking flu hospitalizations nationwide.
In NC alone, the number of flu-related deaths jumped
dramatically over the last three years.
A total of 389 people died from the flu during the 2017-2018
flu season; according to the State Department of Health and Human Services.
That was nearly double the number of deaths from the
previous year, and six times the number of deaths two years ago.
According to a report released by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention reveals that only 41 percent of African American adults
received the flu shot compared to 47 percent of white adults.
A separate CDC reports shows the rate of Hispanic adults is
even lower – just 39 percent.
Flu season generally starts in October and can run through
May.
Flu activity most commonly peaks in the US
According to the CDC, influenza kills between 12-thousand
and 49-thousand people every year, and can send more than 700-thousand to the
hospital.
A sex offender wanted by McDowell County
33-year-old Rachel Alison Smith of Jacktown Road Marion
Smith was wanted for failing to report a new address as
required by sex offenders, and three probation violations.
Deputies and probation officers searched her residence and
found 2 grams of meth and drug paraphernalia belonging to the suspect.
Additional drug charges were filed.
Lenoir Police are looking for a person of interest connected
to a larceny from a local fast-food restaurant.
Police reports say a white male took a laptop bag from the
dining room at Hardee’s on Morganton
Boulevard September 28th.
The man reportedly entered the business, made a purchase,
and left within a few minutes.
Should you have information regarding the theft, contact
Lenoir Police at 759-1682 or Caldwell Crimestoppers at 758-8300.
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