The Ohio Department of Health has reported the state’s first pediatric flu-associated death of the season. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] A teenage girl from Allen County died last week,

A Mercer County farm worker came into contact with dead poultry that was infected with the disease, the state's health department reports.

Allen County Public Health confirmed the county’s and state’s first pediatric flu death of the season Friday. The individual was a teenager under the age of 18 who resided in Allen County, according to a news release from the health department,

Flu activity, which peaks between December and February, has been steadily increasing and current flu activity is "very high," says state data.

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) today is reporting the state’s first flu-associated pediatric death of the 2024-25 flu season, a teenager under the age of 18 from Allen County. “Sadly, this tragic death reminds us that influenza,