INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana’s flu death toll has climbed to 75 this season, per new numbers released Friday by the Indiana State Department of Health.

The state added nine flu deaths in its weekly update. Seven of those deaths happened last week.

At this time last winter, Indiana had already recorded 164 deaths, more than twice what we’ve seen this winter. Indiana had a total of 270 flu-related deaths in the 2022-23 season.

Two new counties are listed as having at least five flu deaths: Marion and Tippecanoe.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists Indiana in the moderate category for flu virus activity, slightly higher than the prior week

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