8 Massachusetts Children Killed By Flu This Season

An eighth child was killed by influenza this season.

A total of 306 died from flu in the 2025-2026 season, according to state data.

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The week of Dec. 28 to Jan. 3 saw the most deaths in a seven-day period with 52, including three children.

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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said influenza-like activity in the state was at a moderate level and the current estimated severity of flu was low, according to the most recent data available.

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Hospitalizations associated with influenza in the last week of February were at 1.13% of total hospitalizations, down 0.2% from the prior week, and influenza like illness visits were at 2.94%, down 0.57% from the week before but still above the baseline of 2.2%

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