Flu activity continues to climb in US with at least 15 million cases: CDC
Snippet of Article: "At least 180,000 hospitalizations have been recorded, CDC data shows. ...The CDC on Friday estimated there have been at least 15 million illnesses, 180,000 hospitalizations and 7,400 deaths from flu so far this season.
The federal health agency reported that there is currently a 10-year high in the rate of children visiting doctors' offices for flu. ..."We didn't even have enough places to sit people in our lobby. My colleagues in other states are sharing very similar stories of just overwhelming flu numbers," Zink said.
About 7.2% of visits to a health care provider were labeled as flu-like illness..."