Week 50 – (Ending December 18, 2021)
Georgia Flu Surveillance Update: Week 50 (Ending December 18, 2021)
- There is a lag in the Flu data due to data upload delays. Week 51 will be uploaded once Ili data is made available via DPH website.
As of week 50, Georgia flu activity is high= 8 (on the scale of 1-13). Activity levels are based on the percent of outpatient visits in Georgia due to Influenza-like illness during this timeframe.
For the corresponding week, the percentage of outpatient visits for Influenza-like Illness was 4.4%, the number of influenza-associated death was 0; the number of Metro Area Influenza Hospitalizations was 10; and reported Influenza Outbreak was 0.
Getting the flu shot is the best thing you can do to protect yourself and others.
District 2 health departments have flu vaccines available. Please contact your local health department for information on how to get your Flu vaccine at https://phdistrict2.org/?page_id=597.To learn more about how to protect yourself against flu, visit DPH website at https://dph.georgia.gov/epidemiology/influenza/seasonal-flu-influenza
and CDC website at https://www.cdc.gov/flu/