State health officials with the Kentucky Department of Public Health have announced the death of a child due to the flu virus.
Health officials said this is the first pediatric flu death of the season.
Reports said the child lived in Kenton County and had not received the flu vaccine.
Dr. Steven Stack, the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, said they are deeply saddened by the loss of a child to influenza.
Dr. Stack said this was a heartbreaking reminder that flu is not always a mild illness, especially for young children and those with high-risk medical conditions.
