US EditionFlu cases on the rise amid holiday travel, gatherings, latest CDC data shows
The CDC estimates 4.6 million illnesses and 49,000 hospitalizations this flu season with transmission driven by holiday gatherings and a highly contagious Influenza A strain.
- As of Dec. 20, CDC figures indicate at least 4.6 million illnesses, 49,000 hospitalizations, and 1,900 deaths, with rates rising after holiday travel, officials say.
- Following the start of the holidays, Saint Joseph County Health Officer Dr. Michelle Migliore reports Influenza A Subclade K, identified by CDC as highly contagious, circulating locally, while vaccination remains below 50%.
- Reporting indicates local hospitals and emergency rooms see 10% of visits for flu, with ER clinicians' observations of many very sick unvaccinated patients and three child deaths.
- Dr. Michelle Migliore, Saint Joseph County Health Officer, recommended vaccination soon as it takes up to two weeks to work and noted wastewater tracker detects viral spread early while local COVID-19 hospitalizations remain low.
- Last year in Saint Joseph County, 24 influenza-related deaths occurred in January–March, while Indiana had 12 deaths up to the week ending Dec. 20, indicating heightened risk.
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