OSDH reports first pediatric influenza death of season

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has confirmed and notified the CDC of the state’s first death of a child from influenza this season. The death occurred in a southeast Oklahoma child under the age of 5. Currently, influenza activity across the state is high and has continued to increase, especially over the past several weeks. Since Sept. 1, 2023, Oklahoma has seen over 900…