Colorado reports season's 1st child death from COVID-19
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Key Points:
- Colorado has reported its first child death from COVID-19 in the 2025-26 season, involving a high school-aged child from the Denver metro area who died in December.
- In the week ending January 24, Colorado recorded 68 COVID-related hospitalizations, compared to 185 flu hospitalizations and 154 RSV hospitalizations.
- Since October 1, there have been 1,105 COVID-related hospital admissions, 4,202 flu admissions, and 610 RSV cases across all age groups in Colorado.
- This season, three children have died from the flu in Colorado, including an elementary school-aged child, a high school-aged child, and a child under five years old, with cases both inside and outside
