Prognosis
Flu Season Hits Early With High Hospitalizations, Child Death
- Accelerated start to season worries experts on coming winter
- More than 2,000 flu admissions in week ending Oct. 22
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US influenza hospitalizations are the highest they’ve been in the last 12 years at this point in the season, according to a government report that bodes poorly for the coming season.
More than 2,300 patients were admitted to US hospitals during the week ending Oct. 22 for the viral infection and at least one child has died of the flu since the current season began, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The US Southeast and South-central regions are hotspots for the outbreak, according to data posted Friday on the CDC website.