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US Winter Flu Deaths Outpace Covid for First Time in Five Years

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Influenza is overtaking Covid-19 as the deadlier virus in the US this winter — the first time in five years the seasonal illness has surpassed the pandemic pathogen.

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Toronto Sun

US winter flu deaths outpace Covid for first time in five years

(Bloomberg) — Influenza is overtaking Covid-19 as the deadlier virus in the US this winter — the first time in five years the seasonal illness has surpassed the pandemic pathogen.

20 hours ago·Toronto, Canada

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The Straits Times

US winter flu deaths outpace Covid-19 for first time in five years

The CDC estimates the flu has made at least 29 million people sick and resulted in 16,000 deaths since October 2024.

1 day ago·Singapore

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Bloomberg

US Winter Flu Deaths Outpace Covid for First Time in Five Years

Influenza is overtaking Covid-19 as the deadlier virus in the US this winter — the first time in five years the seasonal illness has surpassed the pandemic pathogen.

1 day ago·United States

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webpressglobal.com

Why flu is killing more people in US even more than Covid-19

For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, influenza has overtaken Covid-19 as the deadlier virus in the US this winter, according to a report of The Straits Times. While Covid-19 has killed nearly 42 times more people than the flu since early 2020, preliminary data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that 2025 is emerging as a pivotal year for influenza. The CDC estimates that since October 2024, inf…

8 hours ago

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NL Times

Flu epidemic leads to highest absenteeism since mid-Covid pandemic

In January, 85 out of every 1,000 employees called in sick, most with flu-like symptoms.

18 hours ago

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News Bulletin 247

ERG: 170 New Imports with Covid-19 and 8 Deaths

The average weekly number of new imports in the previous four weeks was 306 – No new intubations were recorded The influenza in the community continues to record a significant increase, as opposed to the low-level COVID-19, according to the EDYY epidemiological report for the period 10-16 February. In the last week, 5 serious cases of influenza were recorded in ICU and 2 new deaths. Regarding Covid-19, no new intubations were recorded, we had 1…

20 hours ago

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