Toutiao.com reported on December 14: According to the website of Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao, the U.S. flu season has just begun, with about 2.9 million flu cases, approximately 30,000 hospitalizations, and around 1,200 deaths.
The report said that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that the H3N2 influenza A virus is the main strain circulating this flu season. Flu activity levels are still rising in most parts of the country.
According to the CDC's latest estimated data, during the week ending December 6, U.S. public health laboratories reported a total of 547 influenza virus samples, of which 525 were influenza A viruses and 22 were influenza B viruses. During the same week, the U.S. also reported the first child death related to the flu in this flu season.
The U.S. flu season usually occurs in autumn and winter, with peak periods from December to February of the following year.
At the same time, the UK is also facing an unprecedented super flu outbreak.
Data released by the UK National Health Service on the 11th showed that flu cases have reached a new high for this time of year. On average, 2,660 patients were hospitalized each day last week, with a 55% increase in cases within a week.
UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting told The Times that the number of cases could double before reaching the peak. He described the current situation in hospitals as "completely unacceptable."
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