"You can see that in Dec. 2022, we also had a very large spike in flu cases, but this year has been significantly higher than last year," said Sara Hottman, a spokesperson for Oregon Health & Science University Hospital, in an email.
According to figures shared by Hottman for the hospital and the other health care facilities in their system, 1,101 cases of influenza were treated in November and December of 2024, up from 251 cases during the same months in 2023.
Daily tallies of flu patients now rank as among the highest in recent years at the hospital, second only to a record surge during the 2022 to 2023 season.
A "tripledemic" is also unlikely to repeat again this year nationwide, experts estimate. This season's influenza wave comes as COVID-19 levels are only now beginning to accelerate in several areas.
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