As Flu Season Gets Rolling, Georgia Hit Harder Than Any State

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December 20th, 2018

Scott Turner, right, gets a flu shot from nurse Nicole Simpson at the Salvation Army in Atlanta during the last flu season. Once again, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a yearly flu shot for everyone 6 months old or older. The most recent data showed Georgia had the highest level of flu activity in the United States.

David Goldman) / Associated Press file

The most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national data showed Georgia had the highest level of flu activity in the United States.

The state’s level of influenza-like illness was reported as “High’’ in the report of the week ending Dec. 8. That was the most activity for any state, according to the agency’s map.

There have been four flu-associated deaths in the state since the beginning of disease tracking Sept. 30, the Georgia Department of Public Health said. One of those who died was a child, and the other three were 65 or older.

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