Flu Death Toll Reaches 20 In Delaware, Officials Say

March 27, 2019 / 8:47 PM EDT / CBS Philadelphia

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DOVER, Del. (CBS) – A 20th person has died of the flu in Delaware. Health officials say a 90-year-old woman died last week.

The state confirmed just over 5,500 cases for the 2018-19 season.

There have been 885 hospitalizations.

So far, this flu season is the third deadliest on record in Delaware.