Weekly Flu Report, June 10, 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 1.58%, which is higher than previous seasons and lower than the regional baseline of 2.0%.
• The percent of hospitalizations associated with influenza is 0.22%, which is higher than previous seasons.
• Overall ILI activity is minimal. The Outer Metro Boston and Southeast regions are reporting low ILI activity; the Boston, Central, Inner Metro Boston, and Northeast regions are reporting minimal ILI activity.
• Laboratory-confirmed influenza cases decreased by 48% this week. 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, seasonal influenza viruses continue to circulate, and activity is increasing in parts of the country.
• Additional statewide and national data including geographic spread, ILI activity, and pneumonia and influenza mortality are available at CDC’s FluView Weekly Report and FluView Interactive.
• Statewide and national COVID data are available at COVID-19 reporting and CDC's Surveillance and Data Analytics.

Flu vaccination is always the best way to prevent flu and its potentially serious complications.

Date published:	June 10, 2022