Weekly Flu Report, June 3, 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 1.96%, which is higher than previous seasons and slightly lower than the regional baseline of 2.0%.
• The percent of hospitalizations associated with influenza is 0.48%, which is higher than previous seasons.
• Overall ILI activity is low. The Central region is reporting moderate ILI activity; the Boston, Outer Metro Boston, and Southeast regions are reporting low ILI activity; the Inner Metro Boston, Northeast and West regions are reporting minimal ILI activity.
• Laboratory-confirmed influenza cases decreased by 45% 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 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

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

Additional Resources

Weekly Flu Report, June 3, 2022 (Accessible)

Date published:	June 3, 2022