Deadly flu season: CDC reports more deaths from flu than COVID in recent weekly data
The number of deaths due to the flu surpassed the number of deaths from the coronavirus for the first time ever last month, according to weekly data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Flu deaths may have surpassed COVID deaths nationwide for first time since start of pandemic, early CDC data suggests
Partial CDC data suggest that influenza deaths may have already reached as high as 2% of deaths for the week ending on Feb. 1, also surpassing COVID-19 mortality nationwide which was holding at around 1.5%. More complete data is expected to be published Friday.
Flu deaths surpass COVID deaths in California for the first time since the start of the pandemic
During the first years of the COVID pandemic, elevated precautions mostly suppressed the perennial flu outbreaks that typically kill between 10,000 and 50,000 people annually in the United States.
Flu deaths outpace COVID deaths in 22 states for first time since pandemic began
For the first time the pandemic began, deaths from influenza have outpaced deaths from COVID-19 in 22 states, plus New York City and Washington, D.C. Dr. Jon LaPook has the latest numbers.
Flu deaths may have surpassed COVID deaths nationwide, early data suggests
COVID-19, according to CDC data. Rates of influenza hospitalizations are more than three times higher than COVID-19 hospitalizations amid this season's record wave of flu infections. Partial CDC data suggest that influenza deaths may have already reached as high as 2% of deaths for the week ending on Feb.
Flu deaths surpass COVID amid a second surge this season
A surge in flu cases has doctors’ offices and hospitals packed across the state. Physicians say are seeing a jump in coughing, sneezing, and other flu symptoms for the second time this season. Health officials are saying we are on track to seeing one of the worst flu seasons in 15 years.
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Linden offering Covid-19, RSV and flu vaccinations on Feb. 18
The clinic is hosted by Mayor Derek Armstead, the City of Linden, the Linden Board of Health and the John T. Gregorio Center.
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Flu infections surging in Bay Area, nationwide
Next month will mark the fifth anniversary of the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the scourge of that ...
Is a 'quademic' swirling? What you should know about flu, RSV, COVID and norovirus
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Flu cases rise again, while COVID takes a back seat
It's an unusual winter for respiratory illnesses. The flu is peaking twice: once in early January and again in February.
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Flu, COVID, strep or norovirus? Here's what's spreading this cold and flu season in Austin
Coughing, sneezing, body aches, puffy eyes ... all of these symptoms are spreading around Central Texas, but coming from a few different sources. We asked local doctors what they are seeing in ...
Worst flu season in years swamps California: ‘Particularly long and difficult’
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