The State Health Department is strongly encouraging folks to get the flu vaccine, warning there could be a second peak later in the season.
As respiratory illness season approaches, health experts encourage people to be prepared by Halloween time.
Wake County is gearing up to open a walk-in flu vaccine on Thursdays.
Figures show 34 people died from the flu in North Carolina in the past week.
NCDHHS says these are the first flu-related deaths of children for the 2024-2025 season.
There have been 117 flu-related deaths in North Carolina this season, state health officials say.