Flu deaths may have surpassed COVID deaths nationwide for first time since start of pandemic, early CDC data suggests
Partial CDC data suggest that influenza deaths may have already reached as high as 2% of deaths for the week ending on Feb. 1 ...
Worst flu season in years swamps California: ‘Particularly long and difficult’
The worst flu season in years is swamping California, prompting a renewed surge in hospitalizations as officials warn the ...
Flu deaths surpass COVID deaths in California for the first time since the start of the pandemic
During the first years of the COVID pandemic, elevated precautions mostly suppressed the perennial flu outbreaks that ...
Have the flu or know someone with it? Flu cases surge to highest levels in 15 years, CDC says
Influenza levels in the US are the highest they've been in 15 years amid winter weather and a second wave of the virus.
Tennessee reports first flu-related child death this season
We’re one of the top five states as far as influenza illnesses in the country right now,” an assistant professor of ...
Tennessee health leaders announce first child flu-related death of the season
The Tennessee Department of Health also noted an increase in the rate of reported illnesses and positive flu tests for the week ending Feb. 1.
Flu season in the US is the most intense it's been in at least 15 years: CDC
The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years.
Influenza rates are 'very high' in Indiana. How to protect yourself
Indiana is seeing "very high" rates of influenza activity in emergency rooms, urgent care centers and primary care offices ...
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Flu claims life of Tennessee child as virus rates peak
The flu has claimed the life of a child in Tennessee. It’s the first pediatric flu-related death in the state so far this ...
Here’s how bad flu numbers are in Pa. as infection rates soar nationwide
Pennsylvania is not immune to the rising numbers of influenza cases across the country. The Center for Disease Control estimates that this year has seen at least 24 million flu cases nationwide, ...
The U.S. is battling its worst flu season in at least 28 years. Here are the latest symptoms and where cases are skyrocketing
That flu activity is peaking now isn’t unexpected. You can catch the flu year-round, and peak season in the U.S. tends to be between December and February. February, though, is the clear winner. Since ...