UPDATE: Pediatric flu deaths, including one in East Tennessee, reported by health officials
Two children have died from complications related to the flu, according to information from the Tennessee Department of Health, including one death reported in East Tennessee.
Flu activity has yet to reach its annual peak of February and the Centers for Disease Control already classifies the Volunteer state in the high and widespread category. The CDC also reported 27 pediatric deaths in the 2019-2020 monitoring period.