Amid Disease Outbreak, First Death From Flu Reported In South Texas

By Kelsey Bradshaw, San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Express-News
Fri, 02/24/2017 - 3:21pm

A 1-year-old in South Texas died earlier this month due to the flu, the first pediatric death from the virus this year, officials said Friday.

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