The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that the 2019–2020 flu season resulted in:
2018–2019
NUMBER OF PEOPLE SICK
38
MILLION
2018–2019
MILLION
medical visits
18
hospitalizations
2018–2019
400,000
deaths
2018–2019
22,000
Source: Estimated Influenza Illnesses, Medical Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths in the United States — 2019–2020 Influenza Season, CDC
2018–2019
NUMBER OF PEOPLE SICK
MILLION
38,000,000
medical visits
2018–2019
MILLION
18,000,000
400,000
hospitalizations
deaths
22,000
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