So far 11 children nationwide, have died from the flu since September, and the flu season is far from over. Now it's called an outbreak, as WGNS' Robert Rickman reports...

In Knoxville, Flu-like symptoms reportedly caused a Health and Rehab Center to temporarily lock down last weekend. In addition, two schools systems closed for a day this month due to widespread illness.

The flu outbreak in Tennessee for the week ending Dec. 13 was still considered regional, one step below widespread, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Influenza surveillance report.

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