FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Record-Breaking Flu Reported: More Illness, More Hospitalizations

By Marie Rosenthal, MS

Influenza is still on the rise this season, and on track to break some recent records, according to Acting CDC Director Anne Schuchat, MD (RADM, USPHS). Influenza is being reported in all 50 states, and 48 states are still reporting widespread influenza activity, she said.

“We have very high influenza-like activity and very high hospitalizations,” she said. A reported 7.7% of people are showing up at doctors’ offices or emergency departments with