Weekly Flu Report, January 14, 2022

Massachusetts Department of Public Health weekly influenza update

This week's report

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Highlights

• Influenza severity for Massachusetts is low this week.
• The percent of influenza-like illness (ILI) visits in Massachusetts is 3.19%, which is above the regional baseline of 2.0%.
• The percent of hospitalizations associated with influenza is 0.32%, which is lower than the previous seasons in the same week.
• Overall ILI activity is moderate. Central and Southeast regions are reporting high ILI activity; Boston, Inner Metro Boston, Northeast, and Outer Metro Boston regions are reporting moderate ILI activity; West region is reporting low ILI activity. 
• More influenza A than influenza B positive specimens have been reported by hospitals and outpatient facilities in Massachusetts. For influenza A, the predominant strain is currently H3N2.
• Nationally, influenza activity declined slightly this week but remains elevated and is expected to continue for several weeks.
• Additional statewide and national data including geographic spread, ILI activity, and pneumonia and influenza mortality are available at CDC’s FluView Weekly Report at www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly and FluView Interactive https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/fluviewinteractive.htm.
• Statewide and national COVID data are available at

        https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting and   

        https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html

It’s not too late to get vaccinated. Flu vaccination is always the best way to prevent flu and its potentially serious complications.

Additional Resources

Weekly Flu Report, January 14, 2022 (Accessible)

Date published:	January 14, 2022