In the latest sign of an increasingly active flu season in the Bay Area and statewide, Napa County reported its first flu-associated death Friday.

The victim, identified only an adult under the age of 65, died from flu-related complications earlier this month, said Napa County Public Health Divisionofficials.

The death follows four other such deaths in the Bay Area this month: one in Sonoma County, two in San Mateo County and one in San Francisco. The state’s first flu-related fatality of the season, an adult living in Southern California, was reported earlier this month.

Because such deaths are only reportable to public health agencies when they occur in people under age 65, the true number of flu-related deaths in a community may be far greater, officials said. They urged residents, especially those most vulnerable to illnesses, to get a flu vaccine and take other preventative measures.

More at source: SF Gate

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