A respiratory virus update from the CDC on March 27 found that cases of influenza were declining across the U.S. CIDRAP has the news.
The flu season has been tough, but doctors are beginning to see fewer people with influenza at this point. Influenza A rates are declining, but influenza B rates are still varying by region; it tends to peak later in the season.
Most flu viruses reported in the last week were influenza A(H3N2) and influenza B. Nearly “93% of influenza A(H3N2) viruses since late September belong to subclade K, a new strain that was not included in this year’s flu shots.” Additionally, about 5,640 people were admitted to the hospital for flu in the past week, which was “nearly 2,000 fewer than the previous week.” The CDC estimates that “there have been at least 29 million illnesses, 360,000 hospitalizations, and 23,000 deaths from flu so far this season.”
RSV levels remain high, but the country “seems to have gotten past the worst of RSV season, which has peaked in many regions of the nation.” COVID-19 infection numbers also remain low.
