CLEVELAND — A 13-year-old boy has died of influenza, marking the first death relating to the virus in Cuyahoga County, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health reported on Thursday.
Flu season spans from October through May. This week, the levels are moderate, and there were six new cases in Cuyahoga County, according to their dashboard.
Statewide, there were 171 influenza-associated hospitalizations from Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, according to the Ohio Department of Health, significantly more than the average over the last five years.
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