The Center of Disease Control and Prevention announced that the latest seasonal flu outbreak has claimed the life of another patient, raising the death toll to seven.

Over the past few days the flu virus has infected many, with 12 people being treated in intensive care units. Since the start of the outbreak 22 people have been hospitalized in ICUs.

KEELPNO has urged people in sensitive groups to seek out antiviral inoculation and protection against both the H1N1 and H3N2 strands of the flu virus.