Flu-Related Death Toll Grows in S.F. Bay Area, San Diego

This week, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced that the H1N1 influenza strain is affecting young people more than usual this year and that at least seven individuals in the area have died from flu-related illnesses. Meanwhile, San Francisco Bay Area health officials said that there have been 20 flu-related deaths in the region.

• "Bay Area: Flu-Related Death Toll Rises to 20" (Ivie, Contra Costa Times, 1/15).
• "Flu Now Widespread Across State" ("The California Report," KQED, 1/15).
• "H1N1 Flu Strain Hits Hospitals Hard" (Sisson, U-T San Diego, 1/15).