How bad is flu in your state? What to know as new variant spreads

Flu season has taken off nationwide, with cases rising rapidly in some parts of the country over the past few weeks.“We’ve seen sustained, elevated activity across multiple key indicators in many areas of the country,” said Alicia Budd, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s domestic influenza surveillance team.

Flu season has taken off nationwide, with cases rising rapidly in some parts of the country over the past few weeks.

“We’ve seen sustained, elevated activity across multiple key indicators in many areas of the country,” said Alicia Budd, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s domestic influenza surveillance team.

The CDC released its latest report on flu Friday, estimating that so far this season, there have been at least 4.6 million illnesses, causing more than 49,000 hospitalizations and 1,900 deaths.

Young children, infants through age 4, have been hit hardest so far.

There’s plenty of other evidence of an early and aggressive flu season.