The Centers for Disease Control's latest report on this unusually bad flu season shows that virus' geographic reach has grown, but that the outbreak may have begun to wane.
The report, which covers the week from Dec. 30 to Jan. 5, shows that the outbreak has now spread to 47 states, up from 41 the previous week.
The good news, however, is that while 24 states are still reporting a high level of flu, that number is down from 29 the previous week, and there's been a big drop in the percentage of people seeing doctors and hospitals for flu-like symptoms.
Since the outbreak began in October, more than 3,700 people have been hospitalized with the flu, and 20 children have died.
This year's vaccine has been 62 percent effective, according to CDC data, a level of success the organization terms "moderate."
States reporting widespread flu activity:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
States reporting high flu activity:
Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia
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