As Ohio teen dies, flu cases rise in the Valley
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Key Points:
- Ohio has reported its first pediatric flu-related death of the 2025-26 season, involving a teenager from Greene County, with flu cases rising in the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys.
- Hospitalizations due to flu are increasing in Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana counties, with Mercy Health prepared to manage the higher patient volume despite the closure of Insight Trumbull hospital.
- Pennsylvania is also experiencing a rise in flu activity, with over 35,000 confirmed cases and 22 deaths statewide, including 258 cases in Mercer County.
- The current nationwide flu surge is driven by the "subclade K" variation of H3N2, which emerged after the flu vaccine was formulated, causing
