Flu activity remains widespread across Ohio and much of the U.S. Please see the attached flu report for MMWR week 11. Influenza activity is high in Montgomery County and across WCO.
Note that emergency department indicators and thermometer sales increased likely due to COVID-19. The number of hospitalizations reported for Ohio during week 11 was 579 – a 37% decrease from last week.
Nationally, flu activity remains high, but laboratory-confirmed flu activity decreased; however, ILI activity increased likely due to COVID-19.
The CDC estimates 38-54 million illnesses, 390,000-710,000 flu hospitalizations, 23,000-59,000 total flu deaths, and confirms 149 pediatric deaths so far this flu season.
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