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Kannapolis city schools team with Cabarrus Health Alliance to battle flu

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — Kannapolis city schools are partnering with the Cabarrus Health Alliance to keep students and staff healthy during this deadly flu season, our partners at the Independent Tribune report.

Not only is the flu causing dozens of children to miss school on a daily basis, but illnesses like the stomach virus, strep throat and bronchitis are also sweeping through classrooms.

The number of flu-related deaths is growing each week. So far, 95 people have died from the flu in North Carolina, while 84 people have died from the flu in South Carolina.

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