ELLENSBURG – The flu has claimed another life in north central Washington in 2022. On Wednesday, the Kittitas County Health District announced that one of its residents recently succumbed to influenza. Kittitas County has only had four known flu deaths within the last five years. A fatal flu case was also reported in Yakima County this week, and last week, Grant County reported two flu deaths. Flu activity in Washington state is considered as ‘very high’ this season with over 40 deaths reported statewide, and health officials are urging people to get the flu vaccine ahead of gatherings with friends and family this holiday.
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