44 U.S. states report high flu cases as season worsens.

Flu season worsens as 44 states report high activity NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season keeps getting worse. Health officials said Friday that 7.5% of outpatient medical visits last week were due to flu-like illnesses. That's as high as the peak of the 2017-18 flu season and higher than any season since. AP NEWS

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The annual winter flu season usually doesn’t get going until December or January, but this one began early and has been complicated by the simultaneous spread of other viruses.

... 44 states reported high or very high flu activity last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

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