Health officials say the worst of the flu season appears to be over.
The number of states reporting intense or widespread flu dropped again last week. By some measures, flu activity has been ebbing for at least four weeks. Deaths from the flu or pneumonia have been dropping for two weeks.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the latest flu numbers on Friday.
This flu season started about a month earlier than normal. Outbreaks began in the late fall, and the dominant flu strain is one that tends to make people sicker.
It's been nine years since a flu season started like this one, and that proved to be one of the deadliest. So far, this season has been labeled moderately severe.
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Friday, May 24 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:15:04 GMT
Two girls in Brunswick County are missing and sheriff's deputies need help finding them. Christien Aurianna Smith, age 14, and Kayla Elizabeth Ray, age 13, attend South Brunswick Middle School. It is
Two girls in Brunswick County are missing and sheriff's deputies need help finding them. Christien Aurianna Smith, age 14, and Kayla Elizabeth Ray, age 13, attend South Brunswick Middle School. It is
Friday, May 24 2013 7:06 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:06:11 GMT
As high school seniors across the Upstate are wrapping up their final exams and preparing to accept their diplomas, a certain group of graduates at a Greenville County school are getting some attention.
As high school seniors across the Upstate are wrapping up their final exams and preparing to accept their diplomas, a certain group of graduates at a Greenville County school are getting some attention.
Saturday, May 25 2013 7:28 PM EDT2013-05-25 23:28:51 GMT
A large number of dead animals were found at a Laurens County home Thursday.
A mother and her two daughters were arrested and charged after a gruesome discovery at a Laurens County home. Laurens County Sheriff's Office officials stated that Rebecca Keith, 58, of Laurens, and
A mother and her two daughters were arrested and charged after a gruesome discovery at a Laurens County home.
Friday, May 24 2013 7:06 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:06:11 GMT
As high school seniors across the Upstate are wrapping up their final exams and preparing to accept their diplomas, a certain group of graduates at a Greenville County school are getting some attention.
As high school seniors across the Upstate are wrapping up their final exams and preparing to accept their diplomas, a certain group of graduates at a Greenville County school are getting some attention.
