Flu-Related Deaths Raise Concerns in Michigan
Two Fenton residents have died after experiencing flu-like symptoms this month.
Two recent deaths in Fenton linked to flu-related symptoms have Michigan residents a little more on edge about the illness. Lake Fenton freshman Joshua Polehna, 15, died Saturday after being hospitalized with flu-like symptoms. Last week, Fenton resident and father of five Kirk Beauchamp, 44, died three days after becoming ill with flu symptoms. Twenty-nine states, including Michigan, are now reporting high Influeza-like illness activity, according to the Center for Disease Control. Flu season has hit hard and early this year. As of last week, 285 confirmed cases had been reported statewide, including three pediatric deaths, according to the Detroit Free Press. "We had some early (outbreak) years in '03 and '07, but this is the earliest I …
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