Five children have died from a new strain of 'super flu' that leaves sufferers gasping for air and battling sky-high fevers. Flu activity is 'very high' in 32 states, the latest CDC data shows. The number of states reporting 'low' and 'minimal' flu activity has also drastically diminished. This is down from 10 'low' and four 'minimal' activity states the previous week. One of the pediatric deaths was 16-year-old Ryleigh Spurlock of Ohio, who went to the doctor with 'ordinary flu symptoms' on December 23, Cleveland 19 News reported.

Source: Daily Mail January 07, 2026 22:28 UTC