Colorado health officials report 2nd child flu death of 2025-2026 season
9News • • health
Key Points:
- Colorado has reported the second flu-related death of a child for the 2025-2026 season, involving a high school-aged child from outside metro Denver who died in December.
- The first flu-related child death this season was an elementary school-aged child from the metro Denver area, reported in December.
- The CDC classifies Colorado’s flu activity as "very high" for the week ending January 3, indicating one of the highest levels of flu activity in the country.
- Despite high flu activity, hospitalizations have decreased from a peak of 846 in late December to 406 in the week ending January 10.
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