8 Children Have Died of the Flu in Massachusetts

8 children have died of the flu in Massachusetts

An eighth child in Massachusetts has died from the flu, according to the state’s health department. The most recent pediatric influenza-related death to occur in the Bay State was the week of February 15, according to the Massachusetts Department of Health’s dashboard. There have been 298 adult deaths associated with the flu this season in the state. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 90 children across the United S…

CDC reports 11 more pediatric flu deaths

A total of 90 US children have died from flu-related complications this season, according to the latest CDC update.