Over 8,000 flu-positive lab results in CT and 7 more deaths

The flu remains widespread across Connecticut with more than 8,000 overall confirmed flu-positive lab results and seven more flu-related deaths, according to the Connecticut Department of Public Health. The seven flu-related deaths in Connecticut in the 13th week of the year pushed the total of deaths linked to the flu this season to 64. Of those 64, 42 were people over the age of 65, 17 were people between the ages of 50 and 64, four were people between the ages of 25 and 49 and one was a person between the ages of 5 and 17.