The flu is widespread in Colorado, but the virus hasn’t hit the state nearly as hard as some others.
Nationwide, confirmed flu hospitalizations and outpatient visits for flu-like illnesses both hit their highest levels since at least 2009. In California, hospitals have struggled with an influx of severely ill flu patients, and some parts of the country have reported seeing unusual complications, particularly in children.
Colorado hospitals admitted 425 people for flu in the week ending Feb. 1, which was the busiest week for flu hospitalizations since at least fall 2019. Still, it isn’t as bad as the 2017-2018 flu season, state epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy said.