A third death linked to the current Arkansas flu season has been reported, a spokesman for the state Department of Health said Tuesday.
Health Department spokesman Meg Mirivel said the latest death was of a person age 65 or older. The first two deaths, which were reported last month, were both of people age 45-64.
The first flu-related death during the previous season was reported in late November 2017, Mirivel has said. A total of 227 people died of the flu that season, making it the deadliest in decades.