The Iowa Department of Public Health says a central Iowa man who was older than 81 has died from the flu. Deputy state epidemiologist, Ann Garvey, says the death comes at a time when the flu season is just starting.

https://soundcloud.com/wnax-radio/garvey-1031b Deputy state epidemiologist, Ann Garvey, says the death comes at a time when the flu season is just starting.
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Garvey says they don’t know for sure how many Iowans die from problems related to the flu every year.
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Garvey says Iowa’s flu season generally hits its peak during the months of January and February.
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Garvey says the southern hemisphere is usually a good indicator of what the flu season will be like in the northern hemisphere and it was severe in the southern hemisphere this year.