The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services recently updated its weekly Respiratory Virus Summary Dashboard, which shows an increase in flu-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths reported this season to 362. This is the highest number of flu deaths reported since the 2017-2018 flu season. Go to the Detailed Respiratory Virus Surveillance page to see the deaths.
To address current flu trends, NCDHHS State Epidemiologist Zack Moore, M.D., MPH will be available to news media on Thursday, March 6, at 3:15 p.m.
What: NCDHHS virtual media availability on flu activity and increase in flu-related deaths
Who: Dr. Zack Moore, NCDHHS, State Epidemiologist
When: Thursday, March 6
3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Where: Zoom. Credentialed media should RSVP for the link by emailing news@dhhs.nc.gov.