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More on where we are seeing those increases. >> amara and boris, public health officials are already seeing some flu hospitalizations, possible cases within schools and they are bracing for what could be a rough flu season ahead. now when you look at the numbers, it seems as if we're returning to flu levels that we saw before the covid-19 pandemic. when you look at the percentage of specimens from people going to the doctor's office with respiratory symptoms. that percentage that tested positive for flu was 3.1% in 2019 before covid, then in 2020 that percentage dropped to 0.2%. in 2021 it dro...

All right. welcome back. the cdc reporting an early surge in flu cases. more than 1,000 patients were hospitalized by the virus this past week, although current flu activity is still low overall. cnn's jacqueline howard has more on where we are seeing the increase. >> reporter: public health officials on the ground already are seeing flu hospitalizations, possible cases within schools, and they're bracing for what could be a rough flu season ahead. and when you look at the numbers, it seems as if we are returning to flu levels we saw before the covid-19 pandemic. when you look at the percentag...

This is the percentage of how many specimens did test positive for flu. now before covid in 2019, you see the percentage was 3.1%. it dropped to 0.2% in 2020. it dropped to 0.1% in 2021. and now this month it is back at 2.5%. and when you also look at pre-covid flu levels in 2019 there were some school closures due to flu. right now we haven't heard of any school closures quite yet. but the numbers suggest we could return to procovid levels and over in san diego county where officials are investigating possible cases in some high schools, officials say this, quote, we are coordinating with loc...

Years, that it is important to challenge this blatantly unconstitutional law. >> supporters of the texas law call these lawsuits a publicity stunt. schools and health departments are bracing for a possible twin demic with flu in the middle of a raging pandemic. last year the levels of flu were actually low, but many doctors fear that's all about to change. here's cnn's jacqueline howard. >> reporter: christine and laura, flu really is unpredictable, so we don't really know what to expect. but the american college of emergency physicians says there are early signs that the coming flu season c...