RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - The flu season has peaked here in North Carolina with the highest number of deaths since the 2017-2018 flu season. Of the 362 deaths, two children, one from Eastern Carolina.

The 2017-2018 flu season was historically severe. Public health officials estimate that 900,000 Americans were hospitalized and 80,000 died from the flu and its complications.

That year was a very bad flu season. The 2017–2018 flu season was one of the longest and most severe in recent history, with 52,000 deaths in the United States, according to the CDC." ...

Q: How does this season compare to others in recent memory? A: To put things in perspective, the 2017- 2018 flu season in Tulsa County was the worst in the last nine years, with 53 deaths.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 80,000 Americans died from the flu during the 2017-2018 flu season, making it the deadliest flu season in four decades.

In North Carolina, 391 flu deaths were reported during the 2017-2018 flu season -- the most reported during a flu season since adult flu deaths became reportable in the state in 2009.

Nevertheless, the CDC classifies this as a high severity season overall and for all age groups, a designation last applied during the 2017-2018 flu season.

The U.S. government's flu report on Feb. 9, 2018 showed the flu has further tightened its grip on the U.S. This season is now as intense as the swine flu epidemic nine years ago.

In North Carolina, 391 flu deaths were reported during the 2017-2018 flu season -- the most reported during a flu season since adult flu deaths became reportable in the state in 2009.

At least 388 people have died from the flu in Washington this season—making it the deadliest one the state has seen in years. The number surpasses the 2017-2018 season by 92 deaths. According to ...

The 2017-2018 flu season is shaping up to be one of the deadliest in recent history. The illness hit hard and early, killing an unusually high number of young and healthy people (30 children had died ...