Flu activity continues to decrease across the U.S. Please see the attached flu report for MMWR week 19. Influenza activity is low in Montgomery County and across WCO (no hospitalizations reported for the second consecutive week).
Note that emergency department indicators and thermometer sales data after week 9 are likely skewed due to COVID-19. The number of hospitalizations reported for Ohio during week 19 was 10 – a 67% increase from last week.
Nationally, flu activity is decreasing, and laboratory-confirmed flu activity is low; ILI activity continues to decrease and is now below baseline. The CDC estimates 39-56 million illnesses, 410,000-740,000 flu hospitalizations, 24,000-62,000 total flu deaths, and confirms 174 pediatric deaths so far this flu season.
Flu season officially ends tomorrow, Saturday, May 16th.
MMWR-Week-19-5.3-5.9