2-year-old Sumrall girl dies from flu complications
A 2-year-old Sumrall girl diagnosed with the flu has died, Forrest County Coroner Butch Benedict said Monday.
The girl was diagnosed with the flu strain B a day or two earlier and was brought to a Hattiesburg hospital Sunday, where she was later died from complications, including pneumonia, Benedict said.
According to the Mississippi State Department of Health's website, nationwide there have been 20 flu-related pediatric deaths reported to the Centers for Disease Control during the 2017-18 season as of Jan. 6, the most recent report available. None of those deaths was in Mississippi.
Of those 20 cases, 14 were from flu strain A and six from flu strain B.
A 2-year-old Sumrall girl diagnosed with the flu has died, Forrest County Coroner Butch Benedict said Monday.
The girl was diagnosed with the flu strain B a day or two earlier and was brought to a Hattiesburg hospital Sunday, where she was later died from complications, including pneumonia, Benedict said.
According to the Mississippi State Department of Health's website, nationwide there have been 20 flu-related pediatric deaths reported to the Centers for Disease Control during the 2017-18 season as of Jan. 6, the most recent report available. None of those deaths was in Mississippi.
Of those 20 cases, 14 were from flu strain A and six from flu strain B.
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