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First Flu-Related Death Reported to Nebraska Health Officials

Medical-ChartLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska health officials say the first flu-related death this season has been reported in the state.

Officials with Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that a young child in a region of northeastern Nebraska has died from the flu.

Test results showed the seasonal flu virus was a factor in the child’s death, but the child also tested positive for several other respiratory viruses.

The child was in a region that includes Burt, Cuming, Madison and Stanton counties. The child also spent time in an area that includes Dodge, Saunders and Washington counties.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 13 children have died nationally from the flu this season.

Health officials say the flu continues to circulate at moderate levels in Nebraska.

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