The proportion of outpatient visits for flu-like illness grew past the national baseline of 2.2 percent to 3.5 percent. Per 100,000 hospitalizations, 10.4 were linked to lab-confirmed cases of influenza for the week. Based on the NationalCenter for Health Statistics’ Mortality Surveillance System and the 122 Cities Mortality Reporting System, 6.9 percent of deaths for the same week were related to influenza or pneumonia.
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