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'Tripledemic' hits Tulsa

Colorful photo of influenza particles
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A combination of three viruses is hitting Tulsa hard.

COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the flu are all spreading. The Tulsa County Health Department’s Dr. Bruce Dart says, right now, the flu virus is causing the most illness.

Sixty-five people are hospitalized with the flu, according to the latest county records. Dart has reported two deaths from the virus.

People 65 and older account for more than 44% of all flu hospitalizations in Tulsa County, records indicate.

While the flu and COVID are spreading among mostly adults, RSV is prevalent in elementary schools.

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