Colorado Influenza Data
2005-2006 Season
An estimated 10%-20% of U.S. residents get influenza
each year. An average of 114,000 people are hospitalized for
flu-related complications and 36,000 Americans die each year from
complications of flu.
Colorado Hospitalizations Associated with
Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza During the 2005-2006 Season
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852 people were hospitalized
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390 of them were people over 60 years of age
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129 were children younger than 12 months
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116 were children between 12 months and 4 years
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137 were between 5 and 19 years
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58 were between 20 and 39 years
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84 were between 40 and 59 years
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In Boulder County, 23 people were hospitalized, including
7 children under 4 years of age
Flu-Related Deaths in Children in the 2005- 2006 Season
During the 2005-2006 flu season, 41 pediatric deaths were
reported from 14 states. In Colorado, 2 children died.
2004-2005 Season
Colorado Hospitalizations Associated with
Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza During the 2004-2005 Season
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964 people were hospitalized
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496 of them were people over 60 years of age
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63 were children younger than 6 months
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68 were between 6 and 23 months
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56 were between 2 and 4 years
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51 were between 5 and 17 years
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87 were between 18 and 39 years
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51 were between 40 and 49 years
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92 were between 50 and 59 years
Flu-Related Deaths in Children in the 2004- 2005 Season
During the 2004-2005 season, the CDC received reports from
16 states, including Colorado, of 36 pediatric deaths due to
laboratory-confirmed influenza. In Colorado, 2 children died – a 15-year-old
girl who had severe underlying medical conditions, and an 8-year-old girl
with a history of non-severe asthma.
2003-2004 Season
During the 2003-2004 season, over 14,000 Colorado residents
were sick from influenza, and 6,000 of them were children 4 years of age or
less. Twelve Colorado children died.
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