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4 more deaths from flu reported in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina health officials say four more people have died from flu-related illness.

The numbers released Thursday come one week after the previous report showed no one died in the state.

For the season, the death toll from flu-related illnesses in North Carolina is at 96. The season began last October.

For more information from the Centers for Disease Control on the seasonal flu, click here.