LITTLE ROCK (KFSM) — Meg Mirivel, a spokesperson with the Arkansas Department of Health, told 5NEWS a second person has died from the flu in Arkansas.
This is the second reported flu death of this season.
Mirivel said the person that died was in the 45-65 age group and lived in the southwest region of the state.
Mirivel added the Arkansas Health Department is encouraging all Arkansans to get vaccinated against the flu.