A third child has died in British Columbia due to complications linked to influenza, cases of which continue to rise in the province.
The latest update from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control says it received three reports of influenza-related deaths in children under the age of 10 during the final week of 2023.
It says that means influenza was a contributing factor but not necessarily the primary cause of death in the children.
The centre previously said on Dec. 29 that two children had died in the preceding two weeks and early findings indicated secondary bacterial infections had contributed to their severe
