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Flu Season

63 flu-related deaths reported in one week: NCDHHS

  • Jan 14

Duke Health implements new visitor restrictions amid flu surge

  • Jan 6

NC reports 12 new flu-related deaths as cases surge: health officials

  • Jan 4

UNC Health implements temporary visitor restrictions amid flu surge

  • Jan 2

NC flu cases surge as subclade K variant spreads 'efficiently'

  • Dec 30, 2025

Hospitals updating visitor restrictions due to increase in viruses

  • Dec 24, 2025

Doctors implore caution as flu cases spike amid heavy holiday travel

  • Dec 22, 2025

Nearly 5 million flu illnesses reported: CDC

  • Dec 20, 2025

Latest Videos

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Avian flu case found in Franklin County chicken flock

  • Jan 7
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New flu variant 'super' K linked to spike in cases

  • Dec 30, 2025
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Doctors implore caution as flu cases spike amid heavy holiday travel

  • Dec 22, 2025
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Triangle hospitals continuing to see 'uptick' in respiratory illnesses

  • Jan 1, 2025
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NCDHHS reports increase in hospitalizations from respiratory viruses

  • Jan 3, 2024
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Cases of respiratory illnesses rise as families prepare to gather for the holidays

  • Dec 21, 2023
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First child flu-related death reported in North Carolina

  • Nov 22, 2023
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Triangle hospitals see rise in 'influenza-like' illnesses

  • Oct 12, 2023

Latest Stories

First NC child flu death reported this season: NCDHHS

The child died from complications of influenza in the western part of the state.

  • Dec 17, 2025

Flu cases surge in North Carolina ahead of holiday season, 3 related deaths reported this week

Peak flu season typically arrives in January or early February, but cases began rising in November, according to Duke Health leaders.

  • Dec 11, 2025

Seasonal flu virus numbers increase across NC; NCDHHS shares tips to stay healthy this season

As flu-related illnesses and deaths have been rising across the state, the NC Department of Health and Human Services shares tips you can use to stay healthy this season.

  • Dec 10, 2025
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Flu concerns grow in US as UK sees more cases among kids

Concerns about the spread of influenza are growing in the U.S. as the U.K. sees a flu surge in children and young adults.

  • Dec 8, 2025

Doctors see spike in norovirus, flu cases as the 2025 holiday season arrives

"It's holiday season, but it's also flu season, and virus season, and all the other things that come along with it."

  • Nov 26, 2025