[haffast]

 

https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/influenza/surveillance/

https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/influenza/surveillance/2019-2020/archive/

During the week ending April 4, 2020
There were 193 laboratory-confirmed influenza reports, a 75% decrease over last week.
https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/influenza/surveillance/2019-2020/archive/2020-04-04_flu_report.pdf

During the week ending March 28, 2020
There were 767 laboratory-confirmed influenza reports, a 77% decrease over last week.
https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/influenza/surveillance/2019-2020/archive/2020-03-28_flu_report.pdf

During the week ending March 21, 2020
There were 3,366 laboratory-confirmed influenza reports, a 45% decrease over last week.
https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/influenza/surveillance/2019-2020/archive/2020-03-21_flu_report.pdf

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I'm not a doctor or a maffmuhtician, but I think the CV ate the influenza!

[BradyLS]

Yes, that is interesting. IMO, an easy way to keep Covid-19 numbers up is to cannibalise falling influenza numbers.

“Hmm. You have the flu, buuut... Could be the ‘rona! Can’t be too sure...” [check!]