(Portland, OR) -- Two children from the Portland area died from influenza during the week of December 22, according to the Oregon Health Authority. This flu season has seen 474 flu-related hospitalizations in Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington counties, compared to 134 last year. OHA reports a statewide hospitalization rate of 26.2 per 100,000 people, with immunization rates down four-percent from last year.