CDC: More than 6 million people had the flu this season
More than 6 million people have been sick with the flu this season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday.
Between Oct. 1 and Jan. 5, the CDC estimates that between 6.2 million and 7.3 million people have been sick with the flu.
{mosads}About half of those people have been to the doctor as a result, while between 69,300 and 83,500 people have been hospitalized.
The CDC hasn’t released information about how many people have died from the flu, but there have been 16 flu-related pediatric deaths reported to the agency this season.
According to the CDC, H1N1, or the swine flu, is the predominant strain this season.
