Kentucky on track for worst flu season in at least a decade

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Gov. Andy Beshear has reported six flu-related pediatric deaths in Kentucky.

His announcement Monday comes as health officials warn Kentucky is on pace for its worst influenza season in at least a decade.

Beshear is urging Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the flu.

The Department for Public Health says none of the children who died in the current influenza season received a flu shot.

Beshear’s office says the flu-related pediatric deaths included three in the past week.

It says the death toll already meets Kentucky’s prior record for the highest number of pediatric influenza deaths in a single flu season.