With social distancing measures in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, confirmed cases of influenza plummeted during the 2020-2021 flu season.

Los Angeles County confirmed the first flu-related death of the 2021-22 influenza season Wednesday.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that two children died of the flu this month, marking the first reported child flu deaths in over a year.

Health experts say that could result in an influenza bounce back. Flu death numbers for the 2020-2021 season are not appearing on the NCDHHS flu website.

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