MONICA HERNANDEZ JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH THE LATEST. >> THAT’S RIGHT, WE’RE LEARNING 40 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM FLU-RELATED ILLNESSES SO FAR THIS SEASON IN THE GRANITE STATE. THANKFULLY, NO CHILDREN HAVE DIED FROM IT. NOT AS BAD AS THE RECORD 64 ADULTS WHO DIED FROM FLU-RELATED ILLNESSES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE LAST SEASON NO CHILDREN DIED THEN EITHER. OFFICIALS SAY, THIS SEASON WE’RE NOT IN THE CLEAR YET. THIS IS THE LONGEST FLU SEASON WE’VE SEEN IN A DECADE. IT’S BEEN GOING ON FOR 21 WEEKS. THAT MAY BE BECAUSE OF A NEW, NASTIER STRAIN THAT POPPED UP MID-FEBRUARY AND ISN’T WELL-MATCHED TO THE VACCINE. NEW HAMPSHIRE’S STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST SAYS THE FLU IS WIDESPREAD NOT JUST IN NEW HAMPSHIRE BUT ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. THE LATEST STATE NUMBERS JUST CAME OUT THEY ARE FROM THE WEEK OF APRIL 7 THROUGH 13TH. 15 PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THAT WEEK 8 OF THEM, WITH THE NEW STRAIN. THE GOOD NEWS EXPERTS THE SEASON SHOULD BE OVER SOON -IT USUALLY WRAPS UP BY MID-MAY. IN THE STUDIO, MONICA HERNAN