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12,863 fewer people tested for flu during week ending March 20 than previous week

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12,863 fewer people were tested for the flu in the U.S. during the week ending March 20 than were tested the previous week, according to numbers being reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The majority of people who tested positive for the flu during the week ending March 20 tested positive for type A influenza, with a total of 14 people infected. 8 tested positive for type B.

The week ending March 20 was the 11th week of 2021. In the same week of 2020, there were 77,961 people tested, 45,712 more than in 2021.

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 EndingNumber TestedNumber PositiveInfected %
01/16/202154,409740.1
01/23/202149,895870.2
01/30/202143,657640.1
02/06/202150,253780.2
02/13/202148,294470.1
02/20/202143,291440.1
02/27/202149,726450.1
03/06/202144,984330.1
03/13/202145,112300.1
03/20/202132,249220.1

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