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CDC Issues Final Report of 2021-2022 Flu Season
July 5, 2022The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued its last report on the 2021-2022 flu season.
The CDC estimates that from October 1, 2021 through June 11, 2022 there have been:
- 8 million to 13 million flu illnesses
- 7 million to 6.1 million flu medical visits
- 82,000 to 170,000 flu hospitalizations
- 5,000 to 14,000 flu deaths.
The CDC has not yet determined the estimated cumulative burden of flu for the 2021-2022 flu season. It was not able to calculate the cumulative burden of flu for the 2020-2021 flu season, due to historically low numbers of influenza.
For now, the CDC believes the 2021-2022 flu season was also a mild season. However, influenza testing across the United States may have been higher than normal because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
