CDC estimates that, from October 1, 2019, through January 11, 2020, there have been:

13,000,000 – 18,000,000

flu illnesses

5,900,000 – 8,500,000

flu medical visits

120,000 – 210,000

flu hospitalizations

6,600 – 17,000

flu deaths

*These estimates are preliminary and based on data from CDC’s  weekly influenza surveillance reports summarizing key influenza activity indicators.

Preliminary Cumulative Estimates of Hospitalizations in the U.S. 2019-2020 Flu Season

*These estimates are preliminary and based on data from CDC’s weekly influenza surveillance reports summarizing key influenza activity indicators.

Estimated number of influenza-associated hospitalizations

The y-axis extends from 0 to 1 million.

The x-axis is a timeline starting October 5, 2019 and extending to May 30, 2020.

There is a single blue-shaded curve labeled with “2019/20”.

There are several other lines on the right side of the graph under Total hospitalizations at end of past seasons. The lines are labeled, from top to bottom, as 2018/19, 2017/18, 2014/15, 2016/17, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2015/16, 2010/11, and 2011/12 and represent the estimated burden for these seasons.  This allows for the comparison of the current season to past seasons.

from

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-estimates.htm?from=groupmessage&isappinstalled=0