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Another Tulsa County Flu Death

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Two-deaths, 171-people hospitalized and hundreds home sick.

Those are the stats for influenza in Oklahoma since the first of October. Oklahoma Health Department Communicable Disease Director Lawrence Burnsed fears it could get worse. He says many more people are headed to the doctor with flu like symptoms.

The two deaths in Oklahoma have both been from Tulsa County. Burnsed be sure an cover your cough and wash your hands frequently