The flu season in California has proven to be particularly deadly, with more than 900 deaths reported since October. According to the latest update from the California Department of Public Health, released on Friday,

California is one of the states hit especially hard by this year's brutal flu season, with more than 900 deaths due to the respiratory illness reported since October 2024. Newsweek reached out to the California Department of Public Health via email for comment.

UC Davis Children’s Hospital in Sacramento has seen “five or 10 times more influenza (patients) than COVID (patients)” in 2025 alone, according to Dr. Dean Blumberg, the hospital’s chief of pediatric infectious diseases.

The California Department of Public Health said they were short about $39 million to continue the myCAvax program beyond June 30, 2025.

This year's flu season is hitting hard in California with over 900 deaths reported since October. A recent report released by the California Department of Public Health shows this flu season has claimed more lives than in the last six years. A quarter of those deaths were people under the age of 65, while 700 deaths were 65 and over.

Officials with the California Department of Public Health have completed their survey of Madera Community Hospital as the facility is even closer to reopening.

Ultimately, California’s 2025 crackdown on ultra-processed foods represents a significant step in the state’s ongoing efforts to improve public health and nutrition.

County leaders also provided updates on Phase 1 debris removal, which is 80% done and Phase 2 of debris removal, which is now underway.