INFLUENZA CASES ARE UP DRASTICALLY IN SOUTH DAKOTA FROM LAST SEASON.
OFFICIALS WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAY SIX-THOUSAND FLU CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE LATE FALL.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR, THAT NUMBER WAS CLOSER TO 75.
THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR FLU-RELATED DEATHS IN THE STATE SO FAR THIS SEASON, WHICH TYPICALLY LASTS THROUGH APRIL.
