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Weekly Flu Report, December 24, 2020

Massachusetts Department of Public Health weekly influenza update
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Highlights

  • Influenza severity for Massachusetts is low this week.
  • The percent of influenza-like illness (ILI) visits in Massachusetts is 1.04%, which is lower than the previous two seasons in the same week.
  • The percent of hospitalizations associated with influenza is 0.08%, which is lower than the previous two seasons in the same week.
  • Overall ILI activity is minimal. All regions are reporting minimal ILI activity.
  • More influenza B than influenza A positive specimens have been reported by hospitals and outpatient facilities in Massachusetts.
  • Nationally, flu activity is low.
  • Additional statewide and national data including geographic spread, ILI activity, and pneumonia and influenza mortality are available at CDC’s FluView Weekly Report at FluView Weekly and FluView Interactive Interactive .
  • Statewide and national COVID data are available at statewide and national

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Date published: December 24, 2020

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