A fifth child flu death has been reported in Tennessee.

The Tennessee Department of Health this death is since the season started on October 1st, for privacy reasons, further details of location and age are withheld from their report.

The department’s weekly flu report has shown two new pediatric deaths in the state from the week of March 9.

Throughout the state, there have been 76 reported flu outbreaks since the season began.

From March 9-15, there was a slight uptick in positive cases but a downturn in outpatient visits in the state.

A link to the full report can be found https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/documents/cedep-weeklyreports/flu_summary/ILI_Summary_202511.pdf