THE NEW MEXICO HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS TWO CHILDREN HAVE DIED OF INFLUENZA-RELATED ILLNESSES IN THE PAST MONTH...A TWO YEAR OLD GIRL FROM MCKINLEY COUNTY AND A 15 YEAR OLD BOY FROM TORRANCE COUNTY.

AS WE TOLD YOU JUST THIS WEEK, THE FLU SEASON PEAKED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO...BUT THERE IS STILL FLU ACTIVITY ACROSS THE STATE. SINCE LAST OCTOBER, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN 89 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA-RELATED DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO.