Flu Cases In Colorado Dwindling Amid Coronavirus
The new coronavirus continues to dominate U.S. headlines as the number of cases in the United States surpassed 1 million this week. But here’s some good news: the 2019-20 influenza season in Colorado is slowly but surely coming to an end.
Flu activity is low throughout the country, according to a report released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Only two states and the District of Columbia are experiencing high levels of flu activity, while 40 are reporting minimal cases.
In Colorado, flu activity is currently very low. According to the CDC, there have been 944 reported influenza cases in our state this season, a majority of which were Influenza A/B illnesses.
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Looking at the current geographic spread of influenza, eight states are reporting no activity while the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and 27 other states are reporting sporadic activity.
The CDC stopped updating numbers on its weekly flu surveillance report on April 4, according to CNN Health, and is now including flu cases in its weekly COVID-19 report. However, the organization did release its overall flu estimate covering a period of six months starting Oct. 1, 2019.
This article originally appeared on the Lakewood Patch
