Number Of Mass. Flu Cases Declines For Second Consecutive Week
State public health officials say reported cases of the flu have dropped in Massachusetts for a second consecutive week, yet remain higher than at this time in recent years.
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State public health officials say reported cases of the flu have dropped in Massachusetts for a second consecutive week, yet remain higher than at this time in recent years.
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Boston's public health commissioner says more than 6,000 people got flu shots at nearly two dozen free clinics across the city, after officials announced that a child under 6 died after being diagnosed with the flu.
A child under the age of six who had influenza has died.
The flu season is more severe in New Hampshire than in recent years, but the state public health director says it's not yet to the point of alarming.
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