THE HEALTH Service Executive has said that 34 people have died in Ireland in six weeks from the flu.
The HSE has also said that the winter flu season has 'probably peaked' in Ireland, according to RTÉ.
Last week the Health Service said 24 people had died from the virus.
There has been an increase in the number of hospitalisations as a result of the flu, and 34 people have died so far.
The HSE said the number of deaths is within what would be expected and the 2017/2018 season is probably the fifth worse season.
It said there has been a slight increase in cases in the last week but the rate of increase has decelerated.
The number of GP out-of-hours calls relating to flu have also decreased.
Dr Kevin Kelleher, Assistant National Director for Public and Child Health, said that Ireland is six weeks into the winter flu season and is expected to last about 12 weeks and will continue to affect the health system.
In 2017, the season lasted about eight to nine weeks.
Earlier today, The Irish Post reported a three year old boy had become the latest victim of a deadly flu virus in Ireland.
Ollie Dempsey, of Monamolin Co. Wexford, walked into his parent’s bedroom at 7 am on Tuesday morning and collapsed after complaining of a high temperature.
He went into cardiac arrest and was rushed to Wexford General Hospital where he was resuscitated and shocked numerous times, but he died shortly after.
