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Flu-related deaths reported in NE Ga

The funeral for Emily Maddox was held Monday afternoon: the 7 year-old Walton County girl, a student at an elementary school in Loganville, died last week from complications of the flu. She is among the 79 Georgia flu fatalities since the start of the ongoing flu season.  Health officials say more than 1,800 people have been hospitalized with flu in Georgia.

The death of Bowman City Council member Clay Rooker appears to have been flu-related. Rooker, who was 61 years old, died after suffering a heart attack at a hospital in Augusta. He was first hospitalized in Elberton, where he was suffering from flu.

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