WA boy, 10, dies after flu complications – Sydney Morning Herald

A 10-year-old boy has died in a West Australian hospital from suspected influenza. Eleven people have died this year in WA from flu-related illnesses.Photo: Trevor Collens A Perth Children's Hospital spokeswoman confirmed the boy's death but would not say whether his critical condition over the past few days was flu-related. It is understood the boy suffered complications due to the virus. The case brings the number of deaths in WA from flu-related illness this year to 11, compared to four at the same time last year. The Department of Health's latest weekly statewide notifiable diseases dat...