Here are six things to know.
1. The percentage of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness was 1.2 percent in the week ending May 12. This figure falls under the 2.2 percent national baseline and marks a 0.3 percent drop from the week prior.
2. The percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for flu dropped from 6.5 percent in the week ending May 5 to 3.9 percent in the week ending May 12.
3. The agency confirmed 107 positive specimens for influenza A and 256 positive specimens for influenza B, compared to 252 positive A specimens and 469 positive B specimens a week prior.
4. The CDC reported 30,451 laboratory-confirmed flu-associated hospitalizations from Oct. 1, 2017, through April 30, 2018. The overall flu-associated hospitalization rate was 106.6 per 100,000 population.
5. The agency confirmed three more pediatric flu deaths for the week ending May 12, bringing the total count of flu-associated pediatric deaths to 168 for the 2017-18 flu season.
6. Massachusetts and New York reported widespread flu activity for the week ending May 12. Guam, Puerto Rico and three states reported regional flu activity; nine states reported local flu activity; Washington, D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands and 33 states reported sporadic activity; and three states reported no flu activity.
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