Utah health officials have confirmed the state’s first flu death this season.

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The person died recently, was under the age of 65 and lived in one of five southern counties: Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane or Washington, Southwest Utah Public Health Department officials said.

They did not release additional information out of privacy concerns.

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Another 172 people have been hospitalized in what officials are calling a moderate flu season so far.

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This season has been unusual because of the high number of cases of Influenza B, a strain that typically isn’t seen until the end of the season, said Salt Lake County Health Department Epidemiology Bureau Manager Ilene Risk.