The state health department said1,989 flu cases have been reported to the department in the 2019-20 season, compared to 750 at this time last year.
Only 47 percent of kids in North Dakota between the ages of 6 months and 4 years are vaccinated. The department is urging everyone older than 6 months to get vaccinated.
This season, the flu has sickened about 6.4 million people and killed 2,900 nationwide.
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