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Last edited by Ronan Kelly; February 22, 2019, 12:45 PM.Twitter: @RonanKelly13
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Chicago marks 1st pediatric flu death as Arlington Heights middle school sees high number of cases
Certified Medical Assistant Angela Dolezil holds a flu vaccine for a 6-month-old child Feb. 12, 2019, at Amita/Presence Health clinic in Chicago. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune)
Kate ThayerContact Reporter
Chicago Tribune
A child has died from the flu in Chicago, marking the first influenza-related pediatric death in Cook County and the third in the state so far this season.
Details about the Chicago fatality, included in a report released last week by the city?s Department of Public Health, were not immediately available. The death follows the deaths of a 3-year-old Aurora girl in December and a child who lived outside the Chicago area in January, according to public health officials and local influenza surveillance reports, which do not track adult deaths.
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