Here are the top 10 counties and their leading cities that have been hit with the highest flu rates so far, according to Practice Fusion.
1. Ocean County, N.J. — Leading city: Lakewood
2. Kings County, N.Y. — Leading city: Brooklyn
3. Miami-Dade County, Fla. — Leading city: Hialeah
4. Shasta County, Calif. — Leading city: Redding
5. Orange County, Calif. — Leading city: Westminster
6. Hidalgo County, Texas — Leading city: Mission
7. Queens County, New York — Leading city: Queens
8. Wayne County, Michigan — Leading city: Detroit
9. Middlesex County, New Jersey — Leading city: Perth Amboy
10. Cook County, Illinois — Leading city: Chicago
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