Monday, March 30, 2020

Influenza A&B in US


The 2019-2020 Flu Season in the US began on 9/29/19 and CDC estimates US cases at 39 million with 400,000 hospitalizations and 24,000 deaths.

Flu Season Week 12 - 9/29/19 – 3/21/20 peaked in Week 6 and is ending but Total Flu Season is being extended by the Coronavirus-19 outbreak in December 2019 that is producing its own curve with 800,000 cases and 35,000 deaths in 199 countries.

The Coronavirus extends the Flu Season and looks to add another 1 million cases and 50,000 deaths bringing the total to 40 million cases with 85,000 deaths or more.

Influenza A&B Data includes:
Cases est. 39 million
Hospitalizations est. 400,000
Deaths est. 24,000

Reported by Public Health Labs
9/29/19 – 3/21/20
Patients Tested 1,208,294
Positive Cases 242,330
Deaths (1%) 24233

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

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