Ector County child under 5 dies from pneumococcal disease

ECOTR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Ector County Health Department has reported the first death of 2025 linked to Streptococcus pneumoniae in a child younger than 5 years old. Health officials said that the child, an Ector County resident was diagnosed with pneumococcal disease on November 3 and later died from meningoencephalitis caused by the bacterial [...]