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Announcing first flu death, state DHHS urges people to get shots

By Lightning Reports, Published: October 8, 2025

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on Friday announced the first reported flu-related death of the 2025-2026 flu season, an adult in the western part of the state who died due to complications of flu during the first week of October. To protect the privacy of the family, no additional information will be released, the agency said.

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