Flu Becoming More Widespread Across Country, CDC Says.

reported, “According to a new report from the CDC,” cases of the flu are rising. Currently, 24 states have widespread flu, which is “more than double from the week before.” One doctor at New York’s Maimonides Medical Center said, “We have definitely seen an uptick in the number of cases related to the flu over the past few weeks.” The CDC’s Influenza Division Director Dr. Dan Jernigan said, “We’ve already seen thousands of hospitalizations this year, and we will expect a whole lot more, because that’s what influenza does.” https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2019-01-04/13-child-deaths-as-flu-activity-increases-in-us-cdc-says