Prince Philip's last surviving sister dies. PRINCESS George of Hanover, the last surviving sister of Prince Philip, who had to be slowly integrated into the fringes of the Royal Family because of her German wartime connections, has died in a nursing home. She was 87.
Prevalance of Flu: Every year, 10 percent to 20 percent of Americans get sick with the flu (influenza). (Source: excerpt from Focus On The Flu: NIAID) ... In the United States, approximately 25 percent of the population has flu-associated illness annually, leading to an average of 20,000 to 40,000 deaths per year.
Other states with higher flu rates in 2013: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Florida, New Jersey, Idaho and Oregon, with rates ranging from 2.1 percent to 2.3 percent. Gallup researchers noted that California is the only state to consistently be in the top 10 states with the highest flu rates since tracking began in 2008. Meanwhile, people in Vermont, North Dakota and South Carolina can rejoice: Flu rates in those states were the lowest in 2013, averaging 0.8 percent each. Alabama, Wyoming, Mississippi, Alaska, Kansas, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Wisconsin also boasted low flu rates, with 0.9 to 1.2 percent of adult residents in those states saying they had the flu in 2013.