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North Carolina's Flu Death Total Climbs To 68 After 13 Deaths Reported

More than a dozen people died within the span of a week.

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — More than a dozen North Carolinians have died from the flu this month.

The State Department of Health And Human Services updated the number of flu-related deaths for this flu season Thursday.

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The department says 13 people died from the flu in North Carolina between February 10 and February 16. That brings the total death toll this season to 68.

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Flu season begins around October and ends in the middle of the May. Experts warn that the best way to protect against the flu is the flu vaccine.

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