Kerala has logged 4,405 influenza cases and 49 deaths this season, with H1N1 driving most of the fatalities. The latest victims — all in the 55–85 age bracket — died in Thiruvananthapuram alone. Health officials have intensified surveillance of all flu-like illnesses and reissued blunt advice: stay home, hydrate, and if you're elderly or have comorbidities, get on Oseltamivir fast.

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