Weekly Flu Report, October 15, 2021

Massachusetts Department of Public Health weekly influenza update

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This week's report

Highlights

  • Influenza severity for Massachusetts is low this week.
  • The percent of influenza-like illness (ILI) visits in Massachusetts is 1.32%, which is higher than the previous three seasons in the same week.
  • The percent of hospitalizations associated with influenza is 0.02%, which is comparable to the previous three 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

Flu season has begun and the best time to get your flu shot is now. Flu vaccination is always the best way to prevent flu and its potentially serious complications.

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Date published: October 15, 2021
Last updated: October 15, 2021

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