CDC Warns 43 US States Have ‘High’ or ‘Very High’ Flu Activity

‘Seasonal influenza activity remains elevated and continues to increase across the country,’ the agency says

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta on April 23, 2020. (Tami Chappell/AFP via Getty Images

Influenza activity has reached its highest levels for the winter season and is still increasing across the United States, according to data published on Feb. 7 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A map published by the CDC shows that 32 states and Washington, D.C., have “very high” levels of flu, while 11 states are classified as having “high” levels, according to the most recent data, which are for the week ending Feb. 1. The most intense areas were in the southern, southwestern, and western states.