All 10 regions in the U.S. reported outpatient flu activity below region-specific baselines for the week ending May 12. However, two states still experienced widespread flu activity, according to the CDC's most recent FluView report.
Here are six things to know.
1. The percentage of outpatient visits for influenza-like illness was 1.2 percent in the week ending May 12. This figure falls under the 2.2 percent national baseline and marks a 0.3 percent drop from the week prior.
2. The percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for flu dropped from 6.5 percent in the week ending May 5 to 3.9 percent in the week ending May 12.
3. The agency confirmed 107 positive specimens for influenza A and 256 positive specimens for influenza B, compared to 252 positive A specimens and 469 positive B specimens a week prior.
4. The CDC reported 30,451 laboratory-confirmed flu-associated hospitalizations from Oct. 1, 2017, through April 30, 2018. The overall flu-associated hospitalization rate was 106.6 per 100,000 population.
5. The agency confirmed three more pediatric flu deaths for the week ending May 12, bringing the total count of flu-associated pediatric deaths to 168 for the 2017-18 flu season.
6. Massachusetts and New York reported widespread flu activity for the week ending May 12. Guam, Puerto Rico and three states reported regional flu activity; nine states reported local flu activity; Washington, D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands and 33 states reported sporadic activity; and three states reported no flu activity.