Experts say 2014-2015 was tough, but the end of the flu season may be in sight.
The number of cases of flu around the United States are decreasing, indicating the country has hit the peak and is on the the decline, according to the Centers For Disease Control.
The CDC reported that the flu will continue on in certain parts of the U.S., but is on the wane. However, this year there was an increase in influenza B virus, in addition to the more common H3N2 virus.
For the week ending Feb. 14, several counties in the U.S. reported a decline in confirmed cases.
In Dallas county, 9 percent of flu tests came back as positive, compared with 13 percent reported nationally, The Dallas Morning News reported. There were 16 hospitalizations from the flu, down from 24 the previous week.
In San Diego, the death total was 11 people, but the number of reported cases came down to 514 from nearly 800 in the week prior. Those who have died had pre-existing conditions, Fox 5 in San Diego reported.
In the state of Pennsylvania, the number of confirmed cases dropped to under 2,000, according to a report in the Allentown Morning Call. The report indicated that at its high in January, the average number was 8,000 confirmed cases a week.
Atlanta reported it had also hit its peak and saw the number of confirmed cases decline as reported during the week ending Feb. 7, according to United Press International.
The CDC said that the 2014-2015 season has been particularly tough on those older than 65. While experts say flu season typically lasts through the end of March, the end of the season is on the horizon.
