For the past several years cdc has estimated the numbers of influenza illnesses medical visits hospitalizations and deaths 1 4 the methods used to calculate the estimates have been described previously 3 cdc uses the estimates of the burden of influenza in. This web page provides estimates on the burden of influenza in the united states for the 2018 2019 influenza season. From october 2018 to may 2019 the flusurv net data accounted for about 7 000 influenza associated deaths which cdc ultimately used to estimate 34 200 total deaths for the 2018 2019 flu season.
In the u s 148 056 people have. There have been approximately 654 327 deaths reported worldwide. The cdc does not know the exact number because the flu is not a reportable disease in most parts of the u s deaths.
4 2020 the cdc estimates that there were 39 million to 56 million cases of flu. 1 2019 apr. In the u s for oct.
Overall the cdc estimates that 12 000 and 61 000 deaths annually since 2010 can be blamed on the flu. However it could equal or surpass the 2018 2019 season s 34 200 flu related deaths. So far more than 6 percent of people with coronavirus cases have died around 52 times.
In 2019 the cdc reported that 0 1 percent of people who contracted the flu in the united states died. Because influenza surveillance does not capture all cases of flu that occur in the u s cdc provides these estimated ranges to better reflect the larger burden of influenza. The week of april 4 was the last week in season influenza burden estimates will be provided for the 2019 2020 season.
