This week’s report
View the current weekly flu report .
Highlights
- Influenza severity for Massachusetts is low this week.
- The percent of influenza-like illness (ILI) visits in Massachusetts is 0.55%, which is lower than the previous two seasons in the same week.
- The percent of hospitalizations associated with influenza is 0.03%, 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 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
Additional Resources
Open DOC file, 445.5 KB,
Weekly Flu Report, March 19, 2021(Accessible)
(English, DOC 445.5 KB)
Date published: | March 19, 2021 |
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