NEW YORK — More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday. The 216 pediatric deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surpass the 207 reported last year. It’s the most since the 2009-2010 H1N1 global flu pandemic.

The U.S. broke a 15-year record for pediatric flu deaths this season, according to new federal data released Friday. There were 216 children who died, according to a preliminary count from

More US children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report. The 216 pediatric deaths reported by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention eclipse the 207 reported last year.