State official say 11 more deaths now linked to the flu

HARTFORD — State officials said 11 more people died from flu related causes in the period up to February 3, bringing the season’s total to 63.
The Department of Public Health said the following in a press release Thursday:
A total of 1,360 patients have been hospitalized with confirmed cases of flu between August 27, 2017 and February 3, 2018. 63 deaths have been attributed to the flu (50 associated with flu A, 13 with flu B) so far this season. Of these deaths, 52 were among patient