Vermont has the second lowest state fatality rate in the US (148.2 per 100K; Hawaii 113.6/100K). Mississippi (465.8/100K) and ...

Vermont has the second lowest state fatality rate in the US (147.9 per 100K; Hawaii 113.5/100K). Mississippi (465.6/100K) and ...

It's the most since the 2009-2010 H1N1 global flu pandemic. The CDC estimated overall at least 47 million illnesses, 610,000 hospitalizations and 26,000 deaths from flu so far this season.

Since the start of October, the CDC estimates there have been at least 33 million influenza illnesses, 480,000 hospitalizations and 21,000 deaths during this flu cycle. Flu-related pediatric ...

Since the start of October, the CDC estimates there have been at least 33 million influenza illnesses, 480,000 hospitalizations and 21,000 deaths during this flu cycle. Flu-related pediatric ...

Since the start of October, the CDC estimates there have been at least 33 million influenza illnesses, 480,000 hospitalizations and 21,000 deaths during this flu cycle.

Flu activity remains elevated nationally but has decreased for two consecutive weeks as of Feb. 22, the CDC announced. "Data to date suggests the [flu] season has peaked," the CDC said.

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With the rise of bird flu cases across the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control has issued guidelines on how to prevent the spread of the virus from animals to humans.

H5N1 bird flu in dairy cows was first reported in the US on March 25, 2024 and it's since spread to nearly 1,000 herds. (Getty Images: Michael M. Santiago) ...

That same week, 1.5% of deaths in the nation were due to COVID. The numbers are posted weekly. That week, public health labs reported 4,377 viruses to the CDC, and 4,264 of them were the flu.

The most recent CDC Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report shows that 7.8% of visits to a healthcare provider were for respiratory illness, the worst since the swine flu pandemic in late 2009.