The South of Vietnam, merely 8 degrees north of the Equator, is typical of humid tropical climate which is excellent for growing rice. The regionâs temperatures experience little variations in a year (around 27-32Â°C/80-90Â°F). There are two main seasons: the rainy and the dry.
6 flu deaths reported in Kentucky. FRANKFORT, KY. (WKYT) - The Kentucky Department of Public Health has reported six flu related deaths this flu season. Five adults and one child have died. Dr. Kraig Humbaugh with the department of public health says the very young and the very old are the most vulnerable to the flu. He says in a given year, 3,000 people could die from flu complications in Kentucky. Dr. Humbaugh says this year is different than most, because the flu in Kentucky is considered widespread, and it's been widespread for four weeks.
The increased deaths aren't necessarily because the strain of flu virus is stronger, but rather because so many more people get sick during a pandemic, such as: 1  1889 Russian Flu Pandemic: About 1 million flu deaths. 2  1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic: Over 40 to 50 million flu deaths, including about 675,000 in the United States. The flu infected over half of the world's population by the end of the pandemic. 1957 Asian Flu Pandemic: Over 1 million flu deaths, including about 69,800 in the United States