CDC Says 30 States Now in the Worst Tier for its Flu Designation

Thirty states have landed in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) worst tier for flu activity; meanwhile, health officials warn the severe season is likely to worsen.

New government data posted Monday — for flu activity through the week of Christmas — showed that, by some measures, this season is already surpassing the flu epidemic of last winter, one of the harshest in recent history.

COVID-19 infections also have been rising, other federal data show, though they remain less common than flu.

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