HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - State health officials are reporting seven more flu-related deaths in Connecticut over the past week.

WFSB-TV reports that would bring to 119 the total number of deaths attributed to the flu in the state since August 2017. More than 2,400 patients had been hospitalized during that same period with confirmed cases of flu.

The state Department of Public Health had previously reported that about 85 percent of the deaths were among people who were 65 or older. At least three children have died.

Officials say flu activity appears to have peaked in Connecticut thought it remains "widespread."

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also reported a decrease in flu activity nationwide in its most recent weekly report.