People shop at a supermarket in San Mateo, California, the United States, Sept. 13, 2022. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)
The southeastern and south-central areas of the United States are reporting the highest levels of flu activity followed by the Mid-Atlantic and the south-central West Coast regions.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- There have been at least 1.6 million illnesses, 13,000 hospitalizations, and 730 deaths from flu so far this season in the United States, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Flu activity continues to increase nationwide, according to the CDC report updated on Friday. The southeastern and south-central areas of the country are reporting the highest levels of activity followed by the Mid-Atlantic and the south-central West Coast regions.
For the week ending Oct. 29, a total of 4,326 patients were admitted to hospitals with flu, according to the CDC.
The second pediatric death of the current influenza season was reported this week, said the CDC. ■
