People testing positive for type A influenza as reported to the CDC in the United States grew by 14.3% between week ending November 28 and December 5

By Metric Media News Service

Dec 18, 2020

The number of people that tested positive for type A influenza in the United States grew by 14.3% between week ending November 28 and December 5 according to numbers reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the same week of 2019, 2,108 people tested positive for type A influenza, 8,683% more than in 2020.

There is an influenza division of the CDC whose responsibility it is to keep track of influenza activity year round. This group compiles and analyzes known cases in order to help states and local governments respond accordingly. Figures can change and counts can be adjusted as new information is learned from each patient.

Test results for the past 10 weeks

Week Ending	Total Tested	Total Type A Positive	Total Type A Infected %
10/03/2020	23,526	21	0.1
10/10/2020	26,660	35	0.1
10/17/2020	26,387	32	0.1
10/24/2020	32,205	33	0.1
10/31/2020	41,068	29	0.1
11/07/2020	52,989	35	0.1
11/14/2020	60,948	36	0.1
11/21/2020	57,106	34	0.1
11/28/2020	41,199	21	0.1
12/05/2020	39,024	24	0.1