Flu Has Sickened More Than 13 Million This Season

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The CDC estimates that there have been 13.2 million to 15.2 million flu illnesses this season. The CDC estimates there have been 6.2 million to 7.2 million flu medical visits and 155,000 to 186,000 flu hospitalizations this season. In the week ending Feb. 2, the CDC confirmed 7,080 positive respiratory specimens for influenza A and 125 positive specimens for influenza B, according to the its most recent FluView report. Influenza activity increased in the United States. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, influenza A(H3N2), and influenza B viruses continue to co-circulate.

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