Winter Surge ofand Delayed

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Are flu and COVID high now? Here's how the season has started

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CDC says flu cases are only now starting to cross threshold for winter surge.

CDC : "We're maybe slightly later than last year , and maybe quite a bit later than the year before" Expert: This year 's figures look "much closer to about where you'd expect a normal flu season to be" CDC updates are usually published every week by Friday , but were delayed until after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Other respiratory germs that spread through coughs and sneezes are also on the rise.

Ohio remains the state with the most cases of whooping cough this past week .

Cases of pertussis, or, are also continuing to accelerate in several states around the country.

CDC data on emergency room visits from the bacteria Mycoplasma pneumoniae have increased in recent weeks .

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