The number of flu related deaths continues to rise. A solider is home from Iraq to plan the funeral of his only child, a victim of Colorado's flu outbreak.

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Alvin Beaumont, 26, returned to Colorado Springs Sunday to join his wife and family after the couple's 14-month-old son died after being put to bed on Tuesday.

Jeremy died Wednesday after showing some signs that he was beating the flu, his mother said. Lindsey Beaumont brought her son to Colorado Springs early last month to visit her parents because she had been lonely living at an Army post in Germany without her husband.

Alvin Beaumont serves in the Army's 1st Armored Division.

"I want to take things slowly because we have some issues we need to work through, just on the road to recovery," Alvin Beaumont said on Sunday after greeting his wife with a long embrace at the Colorado Springs airport.

Another Toddler Dies From Flu-Related Complications

So far six children have been confirmed to have died from the flu.

State health officials will update the number of flu cases in Colorado on Wednesday. They expect the number to top 7,000.

The deaths of a 2½-year-old on Saturday at Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center and the death of a 2-year-old girl at Children's Hospital are being investigated.

News of the flu deaths has increased demand for flu vaccinations but, with the supply dwindling, the state is trying to target the most likely victims by focusing on young children, the elderly and those with chronic health conditions.

Under a normal flu cycle, state health officials would not expect to see the number of new cases to start slowing until later this month, Dr. Ned Calonge, the state's chief medical examiner, said last week.

The Visiting Nurses Association, which travels to businesses to administer flu shots, said it will decide Monday whether there is enough vaccine to continue its program.

"We are currently reassessing our ability to provide further flu shot clinics. This is dependent upon our thin supply," said a recorded message on the VNA's Flu Shot Hotline.