CDC: COVID and flu cases remain high even past peak season
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Activity has increased in the Midwest and Central regions of the country, as well as in the Northeast.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest data shows COVID and flu levels remain very high, even though we are likely past the worst of the season.
More people are going to the doctor for other respiratory illnesses — colds, fevers, coughs, sore throats, headaches, fatigue and feeling crummy.
The CDC says that as it watches COVID and flu activity — another trend has emerged.
"There's a whole range of other viruses that cause these respiratory infections. And one of the ways we look at that is through looking at people who visit the doctor for fever plus cough or sore throat. And that number is actually still very high for over half of the country right now. That's even ticked up a little bit over the last week or so," said Dr. Brendan Jackson, lead of CDC Respiratory Virus Response, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
In the past week the CDC says flu numbers have remained high, and activity has increased in the Midwest and Central regions of the country, as well as in the Northeast.
