Here are three things to know:
1. Six of the patients were over age 65, and the seventh patient was between the ages of 50 and 64.
2. Between Dec. 5-11, 13 more people were hospitalized with the flu in Oklahoma, which brings the total number of flu-related hospitalizations to 152 this season.
3. The percentage of outpatient visits involving patients with influenza-like illness was 2.9 percent for the week ending Dec. 8, which sits above the national baseline of 2.2 percent.
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