The number of laboratory-confirmed flu cases in Delaware has surpassed the highest singel-week totals from last flu season along with the fourth flu-related death.
The Division of Public Health reported Tuesday that there were 650 lab-confirmed flu cases recorded Jan. 21-27. The highest single-week total in the 2016-2017 flu season was 571. The most recent weekly number brings the total number of flu cases to 1,950 for the 2017-2018 season. The surge in flu cases comes with additional news that a fourth person has died of flu-related complications in Delaware. An 82-year-old Sussex County man, who had several underlying health conditions, died last week at a local hospital. Of the four flu deaths in Delaware this season, two have been Sussex County residents and two have been New Castle County residents, DPH said.