The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued its last report on the 2021-2022 flu season.
The CDC estimates that from October 1, 2021 through June 11, 2022 there have been:
8 million to 13 million flu illnesses
7 million to 6.1 million flu medical visits
82,000 to 170,000 flu hospitalizations
5,000 to 14,000 flu deaths.
The CDC has not yet determined the estimated cumulative burden of flu for the 2021-2022 flu season. It was not able to calculate the cumulative burden of flu for the 2020-2021 flu season, due to historically low numbers of influenza.
For now, the CDC believes the 2021-2022 flu season was also a mild season. However, influenza testing across the United States may have been higher than normal because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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