CDC’s Burden of Flu Report

Preliminary CDC data from Oct 1-Dec 31, 2022 estimates that at least 22 million people were sick with flu, 10 million people visited a medical provider for flu, 230,000 people were hospitalized with flu, and 14,000 people died from flu illness/complications. The CDC offers this web page with preliminary estimates of the cumulative in-season numbers of flu illnesses, medical visits, hospitalizations, and deaths in the U.S. The cumulative burden of flu is an estimate of the number of people who have been sick, seen a healthcare provider, been hospitalized, or died as a result of flu within a certain timeframe. These numbers are estimated using a mathematical model, based on observed rates of lab-confirmed.