(CNN)At least
1,300 people have died from the flu
so far this season
(2019), according to a preliminary estimate released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There have been at least 2.6 million flu illnesses and 23,000 flu-related hospitalizations, according to the analysis.
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The low estimate of deaths so far this Flu Season is 23,000.
The High estimate is 59.000.
This is from The CDC, not a 4 month old article from CNN.