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According to the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) large numbers of reports of flu infections and hospitalizations are being reported from all regions of the state.

The Arkansas Department of Health says 16 Arkansans have died from the flu in the current widespread outbreak.

Forty-seven states are now reporting high flu activity. About a third of people who have a stroke develop depression afterwards.

Doctors say they are seeing 4 to 5 times as many cases of the flu this season. The Arkansas Department of Health says it is responsible for 7 deaths and that number is expected to get worse.

There is a widespread outbreak of the influenza virus in Arkansas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and the Arkansas Department of Health has reported increased hospitalizations and seven deaths in the state.

The widespread threat has Good Shepherd Nursing & Rehabilitation on lockdown to protect its elderly residents.

The Arkansas Department of Health will be providing seasonal flu vaccines at mass flu clinics in every county, according to a release.

The first death of the 2012-13 flu season was reported to the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH).

St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock is holding an open house and blessing for its new cath labs at the Stephens Heart Institute. The government proposes new rules to make the food you eat safer. The CDC says flu activity continues to increase in the U.S. with no signs of a peak.