North Carolina health officials reported 11 new flu deaths in the week ending on Feb. 29, according to the State Department of Health and Human Services.
Officials with New Hanover Regional Medical Center have issued flu-related visitor restrictions in an effort to keep the illness from spreading within hospital facilities and the community.
Health professionals are still looking into the products and chemicals that could be causing the vaping-related illness outbreak across the nation. But doctors are concerned the next few months could be challenging as the flu season kicks into high gear.
Dale Folwell, the State Treasurer of North Carolina, says he's about 75-80 percent recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by a novel coronavirus responsible for thousands of deaths worldwide. The disease put Folwell in the hospital for five days last month with extreme breathing problems.
