By Ethan Covey
Millions of Americans have come down with influenza, and up to 84,000 of them have been hospitalized, according to the CDC, which released flu statistics covering the start of the season in October 2018 to Jan. 5, 2019.
So far during the 2018-2019 season, between about 6 and 7 million people have come down with the flu, up to half of those people have sought medical care for their illness, and between 69,000 and 84,000 people have been hospitalized. Sixteen children have died from