Two Virginia children have died after they got sick with the flu, according to the Virginia Health Department (VDH), marking the first two pediatric influenza deaths in the state during the 2024-25 flu season.

Two children in Virginia have died from the flu, marking the state's first influenza-related fatalities among children this season, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

The Virginia Department of Health reports two children have died from the flu, marking the first pediatric flu deaths of the season. One death involved a school-aged child in the Eastern Region, while the other was a teenager in Central Virginia.