Georgia Flu Surveillance Update: Week 41 – District 2 Public Health

Georgia Flu Surveillance Update: Week 41 (Ending October 15, 2022)
As of Week 40, Georgia flu activity is High=10 (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 5.9%, the number of influenza-associated death was 1; the number of Metro Area Influenza Hospitalizations was 77; and reported Influenza Outbreak was 5.

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 http://phdistrict2.org/contact-us/.

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/.