A child in the eastern part of the state recently died of complications related to the flu. It is the first pediatric flu death in NC since February 2020. The NCDHSS says the state has seen a rapid early rise in flu cases in recent weeks after two years of relatively low flu activity since the onset of COVID-19. Five flu-related deaths of adults have already been reported in NC during the current flu season. Last week, NCDHHS announced the state’s first flu-related death in an adult this season. The person lived in Western North Carolina. The person died of complications from the flu in the third week of October, NCDHHS said.
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