New South Wales has been residence to greater than half of the exceptionally-high variety of flu circumstances recorded in Australia to this point this yr, in response to authorities knowledge.
The variety of influenza circumstances confirmed by a laboratory has soared above the five-year common since mid-April, the Australian Influenza Surveillance Report has revealed.
Nearly 30,000 circumstances had been reported at the start of June this yr, in comparison with the five-year common, which has round 2000 circumstances being recorded in the identical week.
There have been a complete of 187,431 circumstances of the flu reported to the Nationwide Notifiable Ailments Surveillance System (NNDSS) in Australia up till July 3.
A whopping 100,851 of them have been recorded in NSW - marking thrice the quantity recorded in some other state.
Victoria has had the second highest variety of circumstances, with 33,342, following by Queensland, the place there have been 32,231 circumstances.
There have been 7346 circumstances in South Australia, 4618 in Western Australia, 4569 within the Northern Territory, 2394 within the Australian Capital Territory and 2080 in Tasmania.
Whereas nationwide flu circumstances soared above common in Could and June, the variety of circumstances being reported has dropped off in current weeks.
Since April, there there have been 1323 hospital admissions as a result of flu, of which 6.5 per cent have been taken on to intensive care.
There have been 113 influenza-associated deaths reported this yr.
Nevertheless the report has suggested that additional investigation is required to find out the correct death-rate of the flu this yr.
Hospital techniques across the nation are underneath pressure amid the excessive variety of flu circumstances, coupled with rising COVID-19 circumstances.
Free flu photographs have been provided in most states, whereas Australians are being suggested to put on masks in public to forestall unfold of the flu and COVID-19.