CDC: Flu Season Slowly Getting Underway

According to the CDC, flu season is slowly getting underway. For the week ending in November 8, the following was reported to the agency:

• Widespread influenza activity was reported by Guam.
• Regional influenza activity was reported by three states (Alaska, Florida, and Massachusetts).
• Local influenza activity was reported by Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 13 states (California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, and Texas).
• Sporadic influenza activity was reported by the District of Columbia and 31 states (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming).
• No influenza activity was reported by three states (Maine, Rhode Island, and Tennessee).

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