Comprehensive ABC and Reuters reported that the latest statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on November 4 showed that in this flu season (2022-2023 flu season), there are at least 1.6 million influenza patients in the United States, 13,000 were hospitalized, and 730 have died of influenza.
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official Jose Romero pointed out at a briefing on the 4th that the surge in flu cases this fall has caused the US to have hospitalized in flu to reach the highest level in 10 years. Data shows that in the week ending October 29, a total of 4,326 patients were admitted to the hospital for influenza across the United States, a significant increase compared with the 2,332 patients in the previous week.
According to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the first three weeks of this flu season, U.S. clinical laboratories have recorded more than 9,100 flu patients, the highest number since the 2009-2010 flu season.
ABC reported that the number of flu patients and hospitalizations in the country reached its highest level in more than a decade, suggesting that the U.S. flu season this year may be the worst in more than a decade.
Source: CCTV News
