White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Ashish Jha said the United States is facing possibly the largest flu outbreak in a decade. It has been reported TASS.
Jha said flu rates are rising in many parts of the country. At the same time, there are some places where this indicator peaks and is the worst in the last decade, according to preliminary data.
The White House coordinator also reported an increase in COVID-19 cases in 90% of US hospitals.
“The incidence rate in different parts of the country is different, but it is increasing almost equally,” said Jha.
According to the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 13 million cases of flu, 120,000 hospitalizations and 7,300 deaths in the United States since the start of the season.
Earlier, Rospotrebnadzor reported an increase in the incidence of influenza and SARS in Russia. Influenza A (H1N1), known as “swine flu,” has resurfaced after a years-long hiatus in medical diagnoses. According to Rospotrebnadzor, “swine flu” has already been detected in 55 regions of the country. Also in this season, rhinosyncytial virus and adenovirus infection began to spread actively.
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