Flu Activity Continuing to Decline

According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, influenza activity continues to decline statewide. As of the week ending March 7th, there were 10,640 lab-confirmed cases of influenza - approximately 3,400 (25%) fewer than at this time last season.

Nationally, during the week of March 1 - 7, influenza activity in the United States remained high, but is at approximately the same level as in the previous week. National Influenza Activity for the preceding week can be found at: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/fluactivity.htm.