During the entire calendar year of 2023, 157 males and 179 females died of flu. The toll compares with 361 flu deaths in 2018. A boy aged between one and four was the youngest to die of flu last year.

But this year, the spike in deaths is steeper, with the percent of deaths attributed to the flu reaching 2% of deaths around the state in early January, higher than it has been in the last two ...

Flu deaths in children reached a concerning high during the 2023-2024 season. Most of the children who died weren’t vaccinated against the virus. Doctors stress the importance of vaccinating all ...

The 2024-to-2025 flu season hit a 15-year record of 216 pediatric deaths as of late April, according to CDC data published May 2.. Last season saw 207 pediatric flu deaths, while the most fatal ...

The state has recorded 191 flu deaths so far this season, ... More children may be having flu complications this year, per state officials. February 24, 2025. Alison Kuznitz, ...

and last year we had seven total flu related deaths in children in all of new england. SO IT HAS BEEN A REALLY ROUGH YEAR. AND I’LL BE PERFECTLY FRANK WITH YOU, DOCTOR, WHEN I WHEN I JUST READ ...

The virus leads to an estimated 36,000 deaths in the United States each season — many of them so sudden that families are left reeling. Skip to content Skip to site index Well ...

Washington state flu season saw 388 deaths, according to the state’s Department of Health. From low vaccination rates to a late surge in cases, here’s why.

During the first years of the COVID pandemic, elevated precautions mostly suppressed the perennial flu outbreaks that typically kill between 10,000 and 50,000 people annually in the United States.