The illness tracker ranks the severity of flu activity on a 10-point scale. Here are the 11 metropolitan areas with highest flu severity scores, as of Monday.
1. New York City metro area — 9.5
*Includes parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania
2. Washington, D.C., metro area — 9.5
*Includes parts of Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia
3. Boston metro area — 9.5
*Includes parts of New Hampshire
4. Miami metro area — 9.5
5. Atlanta metro area — 9.5
6. Charlotte, N.C., — 9.5
*Includes parts of South Carolina
7. Orlando, Fla., metro area — 9.5
8. Jacksonville, Fla., metro area — 9.5
9. Richmond, Va., metro area — 9.5
10. Baltimore metro area — 9.0
11. Pittsburgh metro area — 8.5
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