REMEMBER THE FLU?

 

          The CDC tracks a variety of diseases from sources around the country and reports the numbers periodically.  Flu cases, based on clinical results from both private labs and public health facilities, are reported on the Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report, which is found online at https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm

 

          These are the numbers of verified flu cases in the U.S. in the first weeks of 2020 and 2021:

 

          Week 1, 2020:  12,400 cases

          Week 1, 2021:  107 cases

 

          Week 2, 2020:  10,425 cases

          Week 2, 2021:  26 cases

 

          Week 3, 2020:  12,646 cases

          Week 3, 2021:  68 cases

 

          Another item the CDC reports at the site is “Influenza-Associated Pediatric Deaths.”  Here are the numbers for the last three flu seasons as well as the current one:

 

          2017-18 flu season:   188

          2018-19 flu season:   144

          2019-20 flu season:   195

          2020-21 flu season:       1

 

          The coronavirus has apparently killed off the seasonal flu.

           Let’s party.

 

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