"We are currently in the midst of a very active flu season, with much of the country experiencing widespread and intense flu activity," CDC Director Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald said. Some of the northern states may still be going up in the number of flu cases, she said. But, either way, one of the really important things to remember is there are, probably for everybody, weeks to go in this flu season." Unlike the usual flu death resulting from pneumonia complications, Schaffner said, "this is a different phenomenon." Correction: A previous version of this story stated that 27 flu deaths occurred in California among people over, not under, the age of 65.

Source: CNN January 12, 2018 19:31 UTC