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.
Deaths from types of Flu: for details see deaths from types of Flu analysis; summary of available deaths by type data: Hemophilus influenzae B: 625 deaths annually in USA (DBMD) Death Rates. Cause of death rank: 7th leading cause of death in 1999 and 2000 is pneumonia/influenza (CDC) Death Rate Extrapolation. Death rate extrapolations for USA for Flu: 63,729 per year, 5,310 per month, 1,225 per week, 174 per day, 7 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this automatic extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 63,730 annual deaths for influenza and pneumonia (NVSR Sep 2001); estimated 20,000 deaths from flu (NIAID)