"It's been increasing at a pretty steady pace now for the past several weeks. So yeah, we are certainly in flu season now," said the CDC's Alicia Budd.
"Flu has been increasing, but just this last week has exploded," Schaffner said. He noted that in a local clinic that serves as an indicator of illness trends, as many as a quarter of the patients have flu symptoms.
"Just this week is really that turning point where people are out because of the flu," said Dr. Catherine O'Neal, an infectious diseases doctor at the largest private hospital in the state.
The most recent CDC data show COVID-19 hospitalizations have been declining since summer. COVID-19 activity is moderate nationally, but high in the Midwest, according to CDC wastewater data.
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