30 states now in worst tier for CDC flu designation as cases spike across the nation
More than 90% of the H3N2 infections analyzed were a new version — known as the subclade K variant
Thirty states have landed in the CDC’s worst tier for flu activity and health officials warn the severe season is likely to get worse.
New government data posted Monday — for flu activity through the week of Christmas — showed that, by some measures, this season is already surpassing the flu epidemic of last winter, one of the harshest in recent history.
COVID-19 infections also have been rising, other federal data show, though they remain less common than flu.
Flu infections surged over the holidays, with 45 states reporting high or very high flu activity during the week of Christmas, up from 30 states the week before.
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States reporting ‘very high’ flu activity
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia