Us Flu Deaths 2019 20

Because influenza surveillance does not capture all cases of flu that occur in the u s cdc provides these estimated ranges to better reflect the larger burden of influenza.

Us flu deaths 2019 20. This year s flu season is shaping up to be possibly less severe than the 2017 2018 season when 61 000 deaths were linked to the virus. Influenza associated deaths last year were much lower than claimed according to the cdc s 2018 2019 estimates there were 34 200 influenza associated deaths from october 2018 to may 2019 not. The centers for disease control and prevention cdc estimates that as of late march 2020 the 2019 2020 united states flu season had caused at least 39 million flu illnesses 400 000 hospitalizations and 24 000 deaths. However it could equal or surpass the 2018 2019 season s.

At this point in the season cdc estimates indicate that there have been 13 million influenza illnesses 120 000 hospitalizations and 6600 flu related deaths. The cdc notes that the number of respiratory specimens that tested positive for the flu at clinical laboratories decreased over the past week from 23 6 to 22 9. The week of april 4 was the last week in season influenza burden estimates will be provided for the 2019 2020 season.